AZ SB1280

Changes financial disclosure reporting period from annual (calendar year) to semiannual (six months) for most public officers, with statements due January 31 and July 31.

Requires governors and state legislators to file monthly statements during legislative sessions and semiannually when the legislature is not in session, with monthly statements due on the final day of the month following the month being reported.

Mandates itemized reporting of travel, lodging, and registration fee benefits including specific dollar amounts and names and addresses of all donors or payors for each benefit.

Adds requirement to disclose the date public officers and household members were hired in their current employment and adds retirement accounts to required disclosures.

Changes gift reporting threshold from five hundred dollars to one hundred dollars and requires the secretary of state to provide electronic filing capability and make financial disclosures publicly available on the website.