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AZ SB1357
Bill
Status
2/2/2015
Primary Sponsor
Martin Quezada
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AI Summary
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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.
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Mandates that registration include the corporation's name and address, plus name, title, email, and phone number of the person authorizing the contribution.
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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.
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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.
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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