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AZ SB1331

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2015

Primary Sponsor

Kelli Ward

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature - First Regular Session (2015)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits Arizona state agencies and political subdivisions from providing material support or assistance to federal agencies collecting electronic data or metadata without a warrant that specifically describes the person, place, and thing to be searched or seized.

  • Bans the use of state monies or funds allocated to local entities on or after January 1, 2016, to aid federal agencies or corporations in collecting electronic data or metadata without a specific warrant.

  • Prevents state and local entities from using information obtained through warrantless federal electronic data collection in criminal investigations or prosecutions.

  • Allows the state treasurer to withhold funding transfers to political subdivisions that are judicially determined to have violated this section, and deems state/local employees knowingly violating the law to have automatically resigned and become ineligible for future state office.

  • Exempts voluntarily provided data, university research operations under the Arizona Board of Regents, and data sharing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from these prohibitions.

Legislative Description

Electronic data; metadata; prohibited collection

Last Action

Senate FMFR Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (4-2-1-0)

2/10/2015

Full Bill Text

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