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AZ HB2122
Bill
Status
1/23/2023
Primary Sponsor
Athena Salman
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona law to require corporations, limited liability companies, and labor organizations to register and notify filing officers within one day of making contributions exceeding specified thresholds to influence candidate elections ($5,000 for statewide races, $2,500 for legislative races, $1,000 for local races).
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Registration must include the entity's name and address, plus the name, title, email address and telephone number of the person authorizing the contribution.
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Each contribution notification must include the contributing entity's name and address, contribution amount, recipient organization, candidate name and race, support or opposition designation, and contribution date.
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Requires a notarized sworn statement within five days confirming the person filing had authority to make the contribution; notifications are marked as "unverified" and "delinquent" if the statement is not received timely.
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Establishes civil penalties of up to three times the total contribution amount for failures to register or notify, and classifies knowingly false filings as class 1 misdemeanors.
Legislative Description
Campaign finance; corporate recipients; registration
Registration
Last Action
House read second time
1/24/2023