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AZ HB2695

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2026

Primary Sponsor

Julie Willoughby

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Requires criminal background checks for all Secretary of State employees, application assistants, and volunteers who work with Arizona's address confidentiality program for victims of domestic violence, sexual offenses, or stalking

  • Establishes that all records and information regarding program participants are confidential, not public records, and subject to disclosure only by court order

  • Requires the Secretary of State to notify county recorders when a participant withdraws or is canceled from the program, at which point voter registration records become unsealed and substitute addresses are removed

  • Allows sealed voter registration records of program participants and household members to remain sealed upon renewal of certification or if the program participant dies

  • Removes the December 31, 2012 establishment deadline reference, treating the address confidentiality program as ongoing

Legislative Description

Address confidentiality program

Last Action

House FMAE Committee action: Held, voting: (0-0-0-0-0-0)

2/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/22/2026
Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections1/22/2026

Full Bill Text

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