All five bills we opposed failed.
That includes the proposed middle-housing rollback and two homelessness bills that needed stronger governance, privacy, or funding safeguards.
2026 Arizona legislative session recap
Housing at the Capitol.What moved. What stalled. What’s next.
The scale of the work
We reviewed the full session. We acted on 13 bills.
We screened 405 bills for housing impact and tracked 31 closely. We supported seven, opposed five, and sought an amendment to one.
2,030bills introduced statewide
405screened for housing impact
31priority bills tracked closely
13formal Coalition actions
5 of 5opposed bills stopped
31priority bills tracked closely
55other related bills became law
What formal action requires
Thirteen is the number of bills on which the Coalition took an official position. It is not the number we reviewed, discussed with partners, monitored, or worked to improve.
Formal engagement requires more than registering support or opposition. Staff must read the bill and every amendment, test the impact with members and people closest to the issue, align with partners, meet with sponsors and committee members, prepare testimony and Request to Speak activity, count votes, and follow the bill through both chambers and the budget process. That level of work can last for months.
We focused it where a bill directly affected our priorities and Coalition involvement could change the outcome. A Coalition position carries weight only when it is selective and backed by real work. The 55 laws shown above were among the 405 bills screened; they passed without a formal Coalition position.
What the work looked like
How the Coalition worked the session.
- Testified in committee
- Registered positions through Request to Speak
- Met directly with lawmakers
- Tracked bills and budget negotiations
- Brought partners and affected communities together
- Pursued amendments and budget protections
- Answered media questions with policy context
- Organized member action when it could affect the outcome
The session in three parts
Progress was real. It was also limited.
Arizona protected some existing policy, advanced several ideas, and enacted related laws. It did not adopt the major housing production or prevention tools in the Coalition’s 2026 agenda.
Important proposals moved, but few finished.
One of seven supported bills became law. Rural LIHTC crossed the House, rental assistance cleared a committee, and statewide homelessness coordination received serious debate.
Fifty-five related bills became law.
Most were not Coalition priorities or formal positions. Together, they show activity around courts, reentry, veterans, behavioral health, local government, and housing stability.
Beyond our formal positions
Examples from the 55 related laws.
Inclusion here does not mean the Coalition endorsed every provision. These examples show how housing stability intersects with other systems.
Creates a clearer court process for tenants to prove an eviction judgment was paid when a landlord does not respond.
Allows a one-time extension of transition services for eligible people who need additional treatment or intervention before release.
Allows certain petty-offense records to be sealed, reducing a barrier that can follow people into housing and employment.
Allows county attorneys to create treatment-focused diversion programs for eligible military members and veterans.
One housing system. Three connected parts.
Every Arizonan should have a place to call home.
Arizona needs to prevent avoidable housing loss, respond well when people become homeless, and build and preserve homes people can afford. All three are necessary.
01Limited legislative movement
Prevention
Keep people housed.
Prevent eviction when a short-term intervention can stabilize a household. Make sure people leaving foster care, corrections, hospitals, behavioral health care, or treatment have somewhere safe to go.
02Funding continued; coordination remains unfinished
Homeless response
Help people move out of homelessness.
Coordinate outreach, shelter, diversion, services, data, and housing so people get the help they need and do not return to homelessness.
03Rural LIHTC advanced; no new production tool passed
Affordable housing
Build and preserve homes Arizonans can afford.
Use public funds carefully to bring in private capital, lower avoidable costs, and preserve existing affordable homes.
Bills of consequence
What the key bills tell us.
Choose a bill to see the result, the policy questions, what we did, and what comes next.
HB 2804
Rural housing tax credit
HB 2804 passed the House. Thirty-one rural mayors and local officials asked state leaders to include it in the budget. The Senate did not hold a hearing, and the credit was left out of the final deal.
Why it counts
This was the furthest a state housing credit had advanced in three years. It also showed that rural communities are prepared to lead on housing supply.
What we did
Organized rural voices, met with lawmakers, testified, pursued budget inclusion, and supplied members and media with practical policy context.
What comes next
Keep rural officials at the center. Add employers and economic-development leaders. Build a Senate path before the session starts.