technical correction; double punishment

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary text does not provide information on the fiscal impact or specific sections of the statute that are affected beyond adding section 39-130.

Legislators' Public Records Request Exemption

This bill removes fees for legislators making public records requests and requires that these records be provided in any format requested by the legislator.

What This Bill Does

• Removes all fees for Arizona legislators when they request public records in their official capacity.
• Requires that public records requested by a legislator must be available in any format the legislator asks for, such as paper or electronic copies.

Who It Names or Affects

• Arizona legislators who request public records in their official capacity.
• Public record custodians responsible for providing requested documents to legislators.

Terms To Know

public records

Documents, videos, or other materials that the government is required by law to keep and make available to the public upon request.

legislators

Elected officials who work in the state legislature to create laws.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if a legislator requests an unusual or expensive format for public records.
• It is unclear how this change will affect the overall budget of government agencies responsible for maintaining and providing public records.

Official Summary Text

HB4056 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

AMENDED

FACT SHEET FOR
H.B. 4056

technical
correction; double punishment

(
NOW:
legislators; public records; fees; exemptions
)

Purpose

Prohibits a legislator from being charged a fee for a public records
request and requires the public record to be made available in any format
requested by the legislator.

Background

Permanent public record of the state, a county, city or town or other
political subdivision of the state must be transcribed or kept on paper or
other material that is of durable or permanent quality. All public officers and
public bodies must maintain all public records reasonably necessary or
appropriate to maintain an accurate knowledge of their official activities and
activities that are supported by monies from the state or a political
subdivision of the state. Each public officer or public body is responsible for
the preservation, maintenance and care of the respective officer's or body's
public records. A person may make a public records request as authorized by
statute by requesting to examine or be provided copies, printouts or
photographs of any public record. The custodian of public records must promptly
furnish the public records request and may charge an appropriate fee, with
exceptions. Access to a public record is deemed denied if a custodian fails to
promptly respond to the request in the manner prescribed by statute.

Statute outlines circumstances when a public entity may charge additional
fees for a public records request. A person who requests a copy of a public
record for a commercial purpose must provide a statement setting forth the
purpose for which the record will be used and may be charged a different fee
from the fee charged for a noncommercial purpose. A city, town, county or
political subdivision of the state may establish a one-time fee per copy, up to
$46 per video-hour reviewed, that is charged to a person who submits a public
records request to a law enforcement agency for a copy of a video recording (
A.R.S. Title 39, Chapter 1
).

There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund
associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1.

Prohibits,
notwithstanding any other law, any legislator who makes a public records
request in the legislator's official capacity from being charged a fee.

2.

Determines
that a legislator who makes a public records request in the legislator's
official capacity is not responsible for any cost related to the public records
request.

3.

Requires any public records provided to a legislator who makes a public
records request in the legislator's official capacity to be made available to
the legislator

in any format requested by the legislator.

4.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Amendments Adopted by
Committee

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Requires public records provided to a legislator to be made
available in any format requested by the legislator, rather than
electronically.

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Current Bill Text

HB4056 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed
House Bill

technical
correction; double punishment

(now: legislators;
public records; fees; exemption)

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 4056

AN
ACT

amending title 39, chapter 1, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 39-130; relating to public
records.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section
1.
1. Title
39, chapter 1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
section 39-130, to read:

START_STATUTE
39-130.

Legislators; fees; exemption; electronic format

A. Notwithstanding any other law, any
legislator who makes a public records request in the legislator's official
capacity may not be charged a fee and is not responsible for any cost related
to the public records request.

B. any Public records provided to a
legislator who makes a public records request in the legislator's official
capacity shall be made available to the legislator
IN ANY
FORMAT REQUESTED BY THE LEGISLATOR.
END_STATUTE