AZ SB1523

Prohibits municipalities in initial Active Management Areas from requiring minimum turf installation, with exceptions for functional turf in public recreational areas, sports fields, cemeteries, schoolyards, and stormwater management facilities.

Prevents municipalities from requiring installation of plants not included on the Department's Low-Water-Use and Drought-Tolerant Plant List for the current Management Plan in initial Active Management Areas.

Excludes stormwater drainage areas located in subdivisions from turf requirement exceptions.

Defines "subdivision" according to Arizona Revised Statutes section 32-2101.

Applies only to municipalities located in initial Active Management Areas.