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AZ SB1757
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Frank Carroll
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AI Summary
- Requires foreign principals to register with the Arizona Department of Homeland Security by submitting a copy of their lobbying registration and a list of current lobbyists
- Defines "foreign principal" as foreign governments, foreign political parties, persons outside the U.S. (unless U.S. citizens/domiciled), foreign-organized entities, or entities at least 30% owned by foreign-organized businesses
- Mandates lobbyists for foreign principals disclose this status when lobbying legislators for the first time and when lobbying for procurement of materials, services, or construction
- Establishes knowingly violating registration requirements or submitting materially false information as a class 1 misdemeanor, enforceable by the attorney general or county attorney
- Creates the Foreign Principal Lobbyist Registration Fund funded by registration fees, with the Department authorized to set fee amounts and adopt rules for implementation
Legislative Description
Foreign principals; lobbyists; registration; fund
Last Action
Senate read second time
2/9/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules2/5/2026
Government Institutions2/5/2026
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