SB 1535 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

homeowner's associations; address lights

SB 1535 prohibits homeowner associations (HOAs) from banning "lighted home address devices" that display house numbers, flash red and blue when emergency services are en route, are street-visible, and include low-light settings. It requires HOAs to allow these devices unless rules unreasonably restrict their function, placement, or cost, while still permitting compliance with municipal lighting ordinances. The bill also mandates that courts award reasonable attorney fees to homeowners who successfully sue HOAs for violating these provisions. This directly affects HOAs and homeowners in Arizona communities governed by HOA rules, ensuring emergency visibility without overburdening residents.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Failed
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action May 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

House Engrossed Version Senate Engrossed Version · 3 edits · Mar 5, 2025
MINOR
This bill was amended to clarify that the Senate version is the final enacted text. The substantive policy changes focus on emergency lighting requirements for home address devices, specifying that they must flash red and blue to indicate pending emergency services response rather than just signaling an emergency location. Minor formatting adjustments were made to punctuation and capitalization throughout the document.
Scope change
No substantive scope or applicability changes; the bill remains focused on condominiums and planned communities in Arizona.
REQUIREMENT

Changed emergency light activation description from generic flashing to specific red and blue flashing to indicate pending police, fire, or emergency services response.

TECHNICAL

Updated document version designation from House Engrossed to Senate Engrossed to reflect final legislative version.

Adjusted punctuation formatting in municipal lighting ordinance compliance language for consistency.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2025 · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

245
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Mar 5, 2025
D Democratic13
7 Yea 5 Nay 1
53% Yea
R Republican17
17 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
0
Amendments
4
May 1, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (25-33-2)
house
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
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John Kavanagh
RRepublican
AZ
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