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AZ SB1592
Bill
Status
2/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Wendy Rogers
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 38-718 to update language regarding investment limitations for ASRS assets, including caps on equities (80%), non-U.S. investments (40%), internal investments (60%), single institution securities (5%), and multinational development bank bonds (10%).
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Adds new section 38-718.01 requiring ASRS fiduciaries to discharge duties solely in the interest of participants and beneficiaries and to consider only pecuniary factors when evaluating investments or voting shares.
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Prohibits fiduciaries from considering nonpecuniary factors (environmental, social, political, ideological) when making investment decisions and restricts proxy voting authority to those following pecuniary-only guidelines.
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Prevents ASRS from entrusting assets to fiduciaries that engage in practices of voting shares or selecting investments based on nonpecuniary factors.
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Requires ASRS to post a current list of investments and investment managers on its publicly accessible website and update the list within a reasonable timeframe.
Legislative Description
ASRS; investments; fiduciaries; duties; limitations
Duties
Last Action
Senate read second time
2/11/2025