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Committee advances SB 15‑43 after hours of debate over Axon campus and 1,900 apartments
Summary
The House Committee on International Trade advanced Senate Bill 15‑43, a strike‑everything amendment to allow 'international headquarters campuses' to include hotels and multifamily housing without a local public hearing for certain cities. Supporters said the change would retain jobs and generate tax revenue; opponents said it would circumvent Scottsdale voters and undermine local land‑use control.
The House Committee on International Trade voted to advance Senate Bill 15‑43 as amended after a full hearing in which business leaders and municipal officials clashed over a plan tied to a proposed corporate campus and up to 1,900 apartments near Scottsdale.
Backers, including the sponsor, Senator Frank Carroll, business groups and the mayor of Peoria, framed the bill as a statewide economic tool to keep and attract corporate headquarters and address worker housing shortages. Neil Giuliano of Greater Phoenix Leadership testified that the campus expansion would produce an estimated $87.5 million in annual tax revenue and about $2.3 billion over 10 years, and Danny Seiden of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce said the measure would signal that Arizona is open for business. Axon project leader Rick Smith told the committee his board has…
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