AZ SB1430

Requires municipalities, counties, and the state to obtain approval from governing bodies before acquiring, funding, deploying, or sharing data from military equipment or surveillance equipment, with specific approval standards requiring benefits to outweigh costs and safeguarding of civil liberties and rights.

Mandates submission of detailed impact reports and use policies addressing equipment capabilities, legal procedures, training requirements, data retention limits, safeguards against unauthorized access, and prohibitions on discriminatory or viewpoint-based deployment.

Establishes annual reporting requirements including usage summaries, data sharing disclosures, geographic deployment breakdowns by census tract, complaint summaries, audit results, and analysis of discriminatory or adverse impacts on civil rights and liberties.

Requires public hearings before approval, creation of community advisory committees reflecting demographic diversity, and posting of all approved reports and policies on public websites for transparency and public participation.

Provides enforcement mechanisms including injunctive relief, attorney fees for prevailing plaintiffs, class 1 misdemeanor penalties for knowing violations, and whistleblower protections for employees disclosing violations.