HB2328 is a bill that proposes amendments to the Arizona Revised Statutes concerning the operation of mobile food vendors. The bill allows mobile food vendors to operate on private residential property within residential areas under certain conditions. These conditions include obtaining written permission from the property owner who must be present during operation, not serving the general public, not being the same person as the property owner or their spouse/trustee, operating within specific hours, and ensuring proper waste removal. Additionally, the bill caps the annual fee that cities or towns can charge mobile food vendors at $150 per fixed location or mobile food unit, allows for exemptions from commissary requirements if health and safety standards can be met, and delegates licensing and inspection to local health departments.

The bill also prohibits counties from requiring generators to be permanently affixed to mobile food units and specifies that the new requirements do not preclude cities, towns, or counties from requiring mobile food vendors to be licensed, including systems that involve fingerprint clearance cards. The bill includes technical changes and would become effective on the general effective date. However, the Governor vetoed the bill, stating that it was crafted without input from key stakeholders and did not achieve the right balance between deregulation and safety requirements.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 9-485.01, 11-269.24, 36-1761, 28-101
House Engrossed Version: 9-485.01, 11-269.24, 36-1761, 28-101