SB 1819 Summary

• Establishes election integrity measures including voter registration assistance at hunting/fishing license locations, antifraud ballot paper standards requiring vendor certification, and creates an election integrity fund with $12 million appropriated for county election security and cybersecurity improvements.

• Creates a state permitting dashboard to track authorization progress for major eligible projects (over $25 million construction investment) involving infrastructure, energy, mining, broadband, and manufacturing to streamline multi-agency coordination.

• Modifies emergency powers by requiring legislative approval for public health emergencies beyond 120 days and establishes a joint task force with $500,000 funding to investigate unreported in-kind political contributions by social media platforms and search engines.

• Makes various statutory amendments to budget procedures, pension system reporting, state library procurement exemptions, and transfers state capitol museum authority from the secretary of state to the Arizona legislative council.

• Provides $12 million for election integrity fund and $500,000 for auditor general voter registration database review, while exempting certain COVID-19 relief fund spending from standard budget stabilization requirements.