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Committee advances a package of technical and agency bills including appraisal, association and contractor clarifications
Summary
The committee also returned with due‑pass recommendations several largely technical or agency bills: HB 2501 (appraisal management company conformity), HB 2693 (bona fide association for multi‑employer welfare arrangements), HB 2310 (marketplace contractor termination clarification), HB 2555 (cash-acceptance requirement) and HB 2199 (RV park manager training); most carried minimal debate or were amended and advanced.
Beyond the headline items, the House Commerce Committee heard and recommended several additional bills.
HB 2501: An agency-conforming measure aligning Arizona law on appraisal management companies with federal rules was presented by Rep. David Livingston and the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions; the committee returned the bill with a due pass recommendation.
HB 2693: Rep. Livingston described a bill to ease formation of bona‑fide associations and allow small employers to pool purchasing power for insurance through self‑funded arrangements; the Arizona Chamber testified in support and the committee adopted a technical amendment before returning the bill with a do‑pass recommendation.
HB 2310: A technical clarification for qualified marketplace contractors to permit unilateral termination by contractors was explained by a representative of LIFT; the committee returned the bill with a due pass recommendation.
HB 2555: Representative Chaplin presented a cash‑acceptance bill requiring retailers to accept cash for purchases of $100 or less; a chair amendment exempted certain mobile vendors and the committee recommended do‑pass after discussion of unbanked populations and small‑business impacts.
HB 2199: Rep. Bliss introduced a bill to require RV park managers to complete the same educational program mobile‑home park managers receive; AMPO and other supporters testified that the classes improve compliance with landlord‑tenant law; the committee adopted a chair amendment and recommended do‑pass.
All of these items were advanced by the committee on Feb. 4 and will proceed to the next steps in the legislative calendar.
