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AZ SB1195

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/29/2024

Primary Sponsor

Anthony Kern

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits public entities in Arizona from spending public monies to promote, advocate for, or become members of organizations that promote reducing meat/dairy consumption, replacing animal protein with insect or synthetic protein, or reducing motor vehicle travel.

  • Prohibits spending on initiatives to reduce or limit airplane travel, limit clothing purchases, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, limit global temperature increases, adopt climate action plans, or replace private ownership with shared/rented goods.

  • Prohibits spending to further Marxist ideologies including stakeholder capitalism, with an exception allowing the Department of Transportation to use cameras to monitor motor vehicle travel on state and interstate highways.

  • Grants any qualified Arizona elector standing to sue public entities for violations, with courts authorized to issue permanent injunctions and award reasonable attorney fees and costs if violations are proven by preponderance of evidence.

  • Defines "public entity" to include the state, political subdivisions, state and local agencies, Arizona Board of Regents universities, and community college districts.

Legislative Description

Public monies; prohibited uses

Public Monies

Last Action

House read second time

3/13/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules3/12/2024
Judiciary3/12/2024
Government2/29/2024
Rules1/24/2024
Government Institutions1/24/2024

Full Bill Text

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