HB 2020 Summary

• Allows counties to post notices and ordinances on their websites instead of requiring publication in newspapers, provided the county also publishes a notice in a newspaper of general circulation directing readers to the website location.

• Modifies notice requirements for county comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, rezoning applications, and subdivision regulations to permit electronic posting as an alternative to newspaper publication.

• Updates terminology throughout county ordinance statutes, replacing outdated phrases like "prior to" with "before" and "per cent" with "percent."

• Applies electronic notice alternatives to ordinances adopting codes by reference and to county environmental regulations under Arizona Revised Statutes § 49-112.

• Maintains public access requirements by ensuring that when ordinances or notices are posted online, newspapers must still publish information directing the public to where the full text can be viewed.