A new Arizona law pushes back against local governments attempting to restrict small assisted living homes.
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed Senate Bill 1473 into law, which limits local governments in Arizona from restricting the number of beds at small assisted living homes with fewer than 10 residents.
Arizona Senate Majority Leader John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, introduced SB 1473, which passed the state Senate along party lines, 16-11, and saw bipartisan support in the state House, 49-7.
Under the bill, local governments are prohibited from blocking these facilities in residential areas solely because they are classified as assisted living homes.
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