AZ SB1135

Requires municipalities, counties, and state agencies to obtain approval from their respective governing bodies (city councils, boards of supervisors, or joint legislative budget committee) before acquiring, funding, or deploying military equipment or surveillance equipment.

Defines "military equipment" to include items like unmanned aerial vehicles, armored vehicles, firearms .50 caliber or higher, grenades, and riot gear; defines "surveillance equipment" to include facial recognition, license plate readers, cell site simulators, biometric technology, and predictive policing software.

Mandates submission of impact reports and use policies addressing proposed purposes, fiscal costs, potential civil rights impacts, data retention procedures, training requirements, and safeguards before approval can be granted.

Establishes that approving entities may only approve requests if benefits outweigh costs, public welfare and civil liberties are safeguarded, and uses will not be discriminatory, viewpoint-based, or have disparate impact on communities.

Requires annual public reports detailing deployment locations, data sharing, complaints, policy violations, civil rights impacts, and costs; mandates community advisory committees and annual community engagement meetings; allows private citizens to bring lawsuits for violations with attorney fees awarded to prevailing plaintiffs; classifies knowing violations as class 1 misdemeanor.