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AZ SB1757

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Frank Carroll

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

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

Full Bill Text

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