AZ HB2019

Requires municipalities to specify approval criteria in clear and unambiguous language for licenses or permits related to free speech, assembly activities, or land use changes, unless criteria are established by state or federal law.

Requires counties to specify approval criteria in clear and unambiguous language for licenses or permits related to free speech, assembly activities, or land use changes, unless criteria are established by state or federal law.

Mandates municipalities and counties approve or deny permit applications within 60 days of deemed administrative completeness, or the application is automatically approved unless it remains incomplete and the applicant fails to cure deficiencies.

Allows courts reviewing permit denials to determine independently, without deference to municipal or county determinations, whether approval criteria language is clear and unambiguous.