In one paragraph
Arizona's HB 2490 (2026) would have barred a coordinator or a residential landlord from using an algorithmic device that uses nonpublic competitor data to perform a coordinating function in order to set or adjust rents, renewal terms or occupancy levels or to facilitate an agreement not to compete. Use in violation would, in specified circumstances, create a rebuttable presumption of a contract or conspiracy to restrain trade. It was held in House committees with no action and died when the 2026 session ended June 13, 2026.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died and never became law. It would have barred landlords with five or more units and rent-software sellers from using competitor-data pricing algorithms, enforced by the attorney general.
Key provisions
- Would bar a coordinator or landlord from using an algorithmic device with nonpublic competitor data to set or adjust rental prices, renewal terms, occupancy levels or other terms, or to facilitate an agreement between landlords not to compete
- Would define an algorithmic device to include software derived from machine learning or other AI that processes nonpublic competitor data to advise a landlord on rent
- Would create a rebuttable presumption of a contract or conspiracy to restrain trade (against a landlord when two or more landlords used the same device in the same or related market; against a coordinator under set conditions), rebuttable by clear and convincing evidence that the party lacked knowledge and could not reasonably have known the device used nonpublic competitor data
- Would make a violation an unlawful practice under A.R.S. 44-1522, which the attorney general may investigate
- Would apply to landlords with five or more dwelling units, mobile home spaces or RV spaces and to coordinators selling or licensing such devices; exempts devices used exclusively in government-sponsored housing programs, public housing, dormitories and transient lodging
- Held in House committees (Commerce; Rules) with no action; died June 13, 2026
Latest legislative action
Jan 21, 2026. House read second time; died when the 57th Arizona Legislature's 2026 regular session ended June 13, 2026
Sponsors (showing 5 of 16)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Alma Hernandez | Primary |
| Charlene R. Fernandez | Primary |
| César Chávez | Primary |
| Justin Wilmeth R | Primary |
| Kelly Townsend | Primary |
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