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AZ HB2233

Bill

Status

Vetoed

5/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Laurin Hendrix

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Requires the Arizona Corporation Commission to take a majority vote at a publicly noticed meeting before advocating for or against any federal or state legislation, regulation, or rule through commission staff or registered lobbyists.

  • Mandates the commission publish its position on proposed legislation on both its website and the legislative information system or comparable system used by the legislature or governor's regulatory review council.

  • Authorizes the attorney general to investigate violations of the publication requirement at the request of one or more members of the legislature.

  • Imposes a civil penalty of $500 per instance of noncompliance for the commission or a commissioner who fails to publish their position as required.

  • Allows individual commissioners to advocate for their own personal positions without triggering the requirements in this section.

Legislative Description

Corporation commission; lobbying; prohibition

Prohibition

Last Action

Governor Vetoed

5/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules3/26/2025
Government Institutions2/27/2025
Rules1/21/2025
Commerce1/21/2025

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