SB 1307: advanced air mobility infrastructure - Arizona

Senate Engrossed Version → Chaptered Version · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized and approved by the Governor, changing its status from a Senate draft to a Chaptered law. The primary substantive change involves shifting the timeline for statewide aviation planning from July 1, 2026, to September 1, 2026, and expanding the scope of consultation to explicitly include 'public' airports and 'public' vertiports. Additionally, a new provision was added granting political subdivisions the authority to establish the locations of public and private vertiports and charging stations, provided they comply with federal safety standards.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly authorize local governments to designate locations for vertiports and charging stations, whereas the previous version only required the state department to create a plan.

TIMELINE

The deadline for the state department to begin developing or updating the statewide aviation plan was moved from July 1, 2026, to September 1, 2026.

REQUIREMENT

Consultation requirements were updated to explicitly include 'public' airports and 'public' vertiports, broadening the range of entities involved in planning.

A new section was added allowing local and regional jurisdictions to establish the locations of public and private vertiports and electric aircraft charging stations, subject to federal safety laws.

ENFORCEMENT

The bill was formally approved by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State on May 13, 2025, finalizing its legal status.

House Engrossed Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 3 edits · May 7, 2025

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from House to Senate version with minor formatting adjustments. The most significant substantive change is the effective date of the vertiport planning requirements, which was moved from September 1, 2026 to July 1, 2026, accelerating the timeline by two months. Additionally, a new requirement was added for the department to provide local jurisdictions with a guidebook and technical resources for uniform planning and zoning requirements related to advanced air mobility.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on advanced air mobility planning and infrastructure, but the timeline for implementation was accelerated and new support mechanisms were added for local jurisdictions.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the department to begin vertiport and electric aviation planning was changed from September 1, 2026 to July 1, 2026, advancing the deadline by two months.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added for the department to provide local and regional jurisdictions with a guidebook and technical resources to support uniform planning and zoning requirements for powered lift aircraft, vertiports, and electric aircraft.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and capitalization changes were made throughout the document, including standardizing the capitalization of terms like 'airport' and 'STAKEHOLDERS'.

Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version · 5 edits · May 7, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a Senate-introduced version to a House-engrossed version with substantive policy changes. The scope expanded to include Title 41 amendments requiring the state authority to provide educational materials to local jurisdictions. The definition of 'Advanced Air Mobility' was updated to use lowercase terms and changed 'aircrafts' to 'aircraft'. The planning timeline was moved to begin September 1, 2026, and the department must now consult with multiple stakeholders including commercial air carriers and the FAA. The applicability section was simplified to remove specific airport control exceptions while maintaining the 300-pound weight threshold.

Scope change

The bill now applies to both Title 28 (aviation infrastructure) and Title 41 (state authority education requirements), expanding its scope beyond just infrastructure planning to include educational outreach obligations.

TIMELINE

Planning timeline changed to begin September 1, 2026, with a requirement to consult stakeholders including commercial air carriers and the FAA.

REQUIREMENT

Added new Title 41 section 41-1529 requiring the state authority to provide educational materials to local and regional jurisdictions about electric aviation benefits.

DEFINITION

Updated terminology to use lowercase for 'advanced air mobility', 'eCTOL', 'eVTOL', and 'powered lift aircraft', and changed 'aircrafts' to 'aircraft'.

ELIGIBILITY

Simplified applicability criteria by removing the specific exception for airports controlled by political subdivisions while maintaining the 300-pound gross takeoff weight threshold.

ENFORCEMENT

Removed the preemption section that allowed airports to enact ordinances governing advanced air mobility operations.

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