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AZ SB1107

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/19/2023

Primary Sponsor

Wendy Rogers

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits state government units and political subdivisions from contracting with information content providers or qualified marketplace platforms that have engaged in targeted censorship, effective upon passage.

  • Requires termination of any existing contracts between the state or political subdivisions and contractors meeting these criteria.

  • Defines "targeted censorship" as deleting or placing disclaimers on free speech that is unequally applied based on expressed beliefs in any form, including words, art, multimedia, or digital platforms.

  • Excludes from the censorship definition: deletion of direct threats to harm persons or public entities, illegal pornography, and content users have opted to filter through their own settings.

  • Applies definitions of "information content provider" from 47 U.S. Code section 230 and "qualified marketplace platform" from Arizona Revised Statutes section 41-1002.

Legislative Description

Procurement; information content provider; prohibition

Prohibition

Last Action

Senate TAT Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (4-3-0-0)

2/6/2023

Committee Referrals

Rules1/19/2023
Transportation and Technology1/19/2023

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