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AZ SB1683

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Frank Carroll

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits foreign adversary nations and their agents from purchasing, owning, leasing, or acquiring any substantial interest (15% or more, reduced from 30%) in Arizona real property, including through intermediaries, shell companies, or trusts designed to evade the law.

  • Bans foreign adversary agents from installing, maintaining, or operating surveillance devices, antennas, communications systems, or sensors on any real property in Arizona, whether permanent or temporary.

  • Requires public service corporations, telecommunications providers, and critical infrastructure owners to notify the Attorney General and Corporation Commission if they suspect lease or colocation agreements have allowed foreign adversary agents to install equipment on their property.

  • Authorizes the Attorney General to seek court orders divesting prohibited property interests and forfeiting/removing banned equipment at the violator's expense; violations of the equipment prohibition constitute a class 5 felony.

  • Applies to transactions entered into after the effective date and to renewals, extensions, or modifications of existing property interests occurring after that date; declared an emergency measure for immediate effect.

Legislative Description

Landownership; foreign adversary; prohibition

Prohibition

Last Action

House read second time

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules3/11/2026
Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs3/4/2026
Rules2/5/2026
Federalism2/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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