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AZ SB1592

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Wendy Rogers

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • 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%).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Prevents ASRS from entrusting assets to fiduciaries that engage in practices of voting shares or selecting investments based on nonpecuniary factors.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Rules2/10/2025
Finance2/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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