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AZ SB1330

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/30/2023

Primary Sponsor

Ken Bennett

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

AI Summary

  • Allows employees entitled to vote at primary or general elections in Arizona to be absent from employment on election day or during in-person early voting for voting purposes.

  • Permits employees to be absent for up to five consecutive hours at the beginning or end of their workshift to vote, with no penalty or wage deduction.

  • Requires employees to notify their employer of the voting absence before election day, and allows employers to specify which hours the employee may be absent.

  • Makes it a class 2 misdemeanor for employers to refuse voting time off, penalize employees for voting absences, reduce wages, or otherwise violate the voting absence provisions.

Legislative Description

Voting; absence from employment

Notice

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/31/2023

Committee Referrals

Rules1/30/2023
Government Institutions1/30/2023

Full Bill Text

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