Bill
HB 2590
Arizona expands 'residential rental property' to include lodgers renting under 30 days, widening regulation; Illinois provides IMSA funding for FY2026.
Note up front: the provided document appears to combine text from two different bills that share the same bill number in different states. One is an Arizona bill that would amend the definition of “residential rental property” in Arizona Revised Statutes §33-1901. The other is an Illinois fiscal-appropriations bill that funds the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) for FY2026. Below are concise, separate summaries of each component, followed by procedural notes.
Purpose
- To broaden the statutory definition of “residential rental property” to explicitly include property rented to lodgers for periods of less than 30 days.
Key provisions
- Amends Section 33-1901, Arizona Revised Statutes:
- Current definition: “Residential rental property” means property used solely as leased or rented property for residential purposes.
- New language: adds that residential rental property also includes property “that is rented to lodgers for periods of less than thirty days.”
- Keeps existing mobile-home-park exception: for space-rental mobile home parks, the rental space is included but not the mobile home or RV owned and occupied by the tenant.
- Reproduces the statutory definition of “slum property” (residential rental property in disrepair that poses health or safety dangers) indicating that properties newly covered as “residential rental property” would be subject to those provisions (e.g., conditions such as structurally unsound surfaces, lack of potable water, hazardous systems, accumulation of waste, etc.).
Who is affected
- Short-term rental operators (hosts who rent to lodgers for <30 days) potentially become subject to landlord-tenant and code enforcement provisions that apply to residential rental property.
- Property owners, managing agents, tenants and municipal or state enforcement agencies responsible for housing safety and slum property enforcement.
- Mobile home park tenants are still partially exempt insofar as the dwelling unit owned by the tenant is excluded.
Potential impacts
- Short-term rentals (e.g., vacation rentals, nightly rentals) could be brought under existing residential rental regulations, inspection standards, enforcement mechanisms and any penalties associated with slum property.
- Could affect compliance costs for short‑term rental operators and local code enforcement/practices; the bill text does not itself change enforcement procedures or penalties, but it expands the population of properties covered.
Purpose
- Provide funding to IMSA for ordinary and contingent expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
Key provisions
- Appropriates:
- $26,282,000 from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.
- $5,925,000 from the IMSA Income Fund to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.
- Both appropriations are “or so much of that amount as may be necessary.”
- Effective date: July 1, 2025.
- Bill language indicates funding is for ordinary and contingent expenses for FY2026.
Who is affected
- Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) — operational budget for FY2026.
- State budgets: reduces balances in the Education Assistance Fund and the IMSA Income Fund by the appropriation amounts.
Potential impacts
- Provides specified operating support for IMSA in FY2026; the appropriation amounts set the legislature’s funding level for that fiscal year.
- No programmatic policy changes are included—bill is funding-only.
If you want, I can:
- Produce two separate printable summaries labeled by state and ready for distribution.
- Check current bill status in Arizona or Illinois (provide which state) and return updated actions and votes.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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