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AZ SB1357

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2015

Primary Sponsor

Martin Quezada

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature - First Regular Session (2015)

AI Summary

  • Requires public service corporations to register and notify filing officers within one day of making contributions exceeding specified thresholds: $5,000 or more in statewide races, $2,500 or more in legislative races, or $1,000 or more in local races.

  • Mandates that registration include the corporation's name and address, plus name, title, email, and phone number of the person authorizing the contribution.

  • Requires each contribution notification to include the corporation name, contribution amount, recipient political committee or corporation name, candidate name and race, support/opposition designation, and contribution date.

  • Imposes civil penalties of up to three times the total contribution amount for failure to register or notify as required, enforceable by the attorney general, county attorney, or city/town attorney.

  • Creates a class 1 misdemeanor for knowingly false filings related to contributions under this section, with a requirement for reasonable cause determination by the filing officer before enforcement action.

Legislative Description

Campaign finance; public service corporations.

Last Action

Referred to Senate GOV Committee

2/3/2015

Full Bill Text

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