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AZ HB2098

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2016

Primary Sponsor

Ken Clark

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-second Legislature - Second Regular Session (2016)

AI Summary

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

  • Registration must include the entity's name and address, plus the name, title, email, and phone number of the person authorizing the contribution.

  • Each contribution notification must disclose the amount, recipient, candidate name, race, support/opposition status, and contribution date.

  • Entities must file a notarized sworn statement within five days confirming the person filing had authority to make the contribution, or the notification is marked unverified or delinquent.

  • Violations result in civil penalties of up to three times the contribution amount, and knowingly false filings constitute a class 1 misdemeanor.

Legislative Description

Campaign finance; corporate recipients; registration

Last Action

Referred to House ELECT Committee

1/27/2016

Full Bill Text

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