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AZ SB1129

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2015

Primary Sponsor

Steve Farley

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature - First Regular Session (2015)

AI Summary

  • Requires public officers to disclose any travel, lodging, or registration fees received as benefits, including scholarships or reduced rates, with specific dollar amounts rather than category ranges, with no minimum threshold.

  • Mandates the Secretary of State post all financial disclosure statement information on its website for public access.

  • Expands lobbying definitions to include communicating about draft, proposed, or model legislation at conferences and meetings outside the legislature, and procurement influence by compensated lobbyists.

  • Requires principals and lobbyists to separately itemize and report all travel, lodging, and registration fee benefits at any amount (no minimum threshold), including the names and addresses of all donors or payors into aggregated funds.

  • Clarifies that persons appearing under authority of a lobbyist and providing technical information must do so at open legislative meetings and cannot provide arguments for or against legislation.

Legislative Description

Financial disclosure; model legislation; lobbying

Last Action

Referred to Senate GOV Committee

1/26/2015

Full Bill Text

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