While much of the economy is uncertain, one thing is sure: housing affordability remains at near-historic lows. The Arizona Legislature has been working for months on a bill to address this by making new housing easier to build, and SB1117 is the result.
People are also reading… Arizona SB1117 is still in flux. The most controversial provisions are not included in all drafts, and may not be present in the final version. And besides, most of the bill was uncontroversial enough to earn bipartisan support. An abridged version of the same story is playing out in Arizona’s Legislature today, and we now face the same balancing act of making life as easy as possible for the working people who build housing while also ensuring the new development adds to our communities.
When presented with a choice, “no change” can feel like the default option. But every time we refuse change, we are affirming that the victims of the housing shortage are a price we’re willing to pay.