AZ HB2038

Adds "hosted event" as a new defined category in lobbyist regulation statutes, meaning an event or function organized and paid for by a principal to which state officers or employees are invited and attend, but excluding athletic events or other entertainment.

Creates reporting requirements for hosted events as a separate expenditure category that principals and lobbyists must disclose, alongside existing categories like food/beverages, speaking engagements, travel, flowers, and other expenditures.

Specifies that hosted event expenditures must be reported based on the actual cost of food, beverages, and tangible benefits received by individual state officers or employees at the event, not the overall sponsorship amount paid by the principal or lobbyist.

Designates the principal or lobbyist who invites state officers and employees to the hosted event as responsible for reporting those expenditures.

Updates lobbyist regulation definitions and reporting procedures in Arizona Revised Statutes sections 41-1231 and 41-1232.02 to incorporate hosted events into the disclosure framework.