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AZ SB1101

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2015

Primary Sponsor

Steve Farley

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature - First Regular Session (2015)

AI Summary

  • Adds a new violation to A.R.S. § 16-907 making it illegal for corporate officers, LLC members, or labor organization officers to transfer money through multiple transfers with intent to conceal contributor identity.

  • Modifies disclosure requirements for independent expenditures in A.R.S. § 16-912 to require naming the three largest "identifiable contributors" (persons, political committees, or business entities meeting dollar thresholds) rather than just political committees, and adds definitions for "business entity," "identifiable contributor," and "person."

  • Changes ballot measure committee disclosure thresholds in A.R.S. § 16-912.01 from four to three largest contributors, lowers contribution thresholds to qualify as "identifiable contributors," and extends requirements to include individual contributors and business entities.

  • Expands A.R.S. § 16-914.02 to require corporations, LLCs, and labor organizations making independent expenditures to file as political committees if they accept donations/contributions or are combinations of multiple entities, with rebuttable presumptions based on spending patterns and formation timing.

  • Requires independent expenditure advertisements to comply with disclosure requirements in A.R.S. § 16-912, including identification of largest contributors and statement that expenditure is not authorized by any candidate.

Legislative Description

Campaign finance; independent expenditures; disclosure

Last Action

Referred to Senate GOV Committee

1/22/2015

Full Bill Text

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