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AZ HB2467
Bill
Status
1/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona law to allow corporations, limited liability companies, and labor organizations to make contributions to candidate committees for the first time, previously prohibited under A.R.S. § 16-916.
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Requires registration and notification to appropriate filing officers within one day of making contributions that meet threshold amounts: $5,000+ in statewide races, $2,500+ in legislative races, or $1,000+ in local races within a single jurisdiction.
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Registration must include the entity's name, address, and contact information (name, title, email, phone) of the person authorizing the contribution.
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Notifications must disclose the contribution amount, recipient, candidate name and race, whether supporting or opposing the candidate, and the contribution date.
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Entities failing to register or notify face civil penalties up to three times the total contribution amount, and persons making knowingly false filings are guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
Legislative Description
Campaign finance; corporate contributions; registration
Registration
Last Action
House read second time
1/27/2025