technical correction; privacy policies; agencies

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

SB1276: Technical Correction for Agency Privacy Policies

This bill makes a small correction to state law requiring government websites to clearly explain how they collect and use personal information.

What This Bill Does

• Amends section 18-202 of the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding agency web sites.
• Requires every state agency website to include a privacy policy statement.
• Mandates that policies list what services the site offers and what information it collects from users online.
• States that agencies must explain how they use data, share it with others, or allow third parties to collect it through their sites.
• Corrects spelling errors in the existing law text regarding online transactions.

Who It Names or Affects

• State government agencies that operate websites
• Individuals who visit state agency websites

Terms To Know

Privacy Policy Statement

A document on a website that explains how the site collects, uses, and shares personal information.

Technical Correction

A small change to fix errors like spelling or grammar without changing the main meaning of the law.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill text does not specify a date when this correction becomes effective.
• The source material does not describe penalties for agencies that fail to update their websites.

Official Summary Text

SB1276 - technical correction; privacy policies; agencies

Current Bill Text

SB1276 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
technical correction; privacy policies; agencies

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1276

Introduced by

Senator
Farnsworth

AN
ACT

amending section 18-202, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to acceptable use policies.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Section 18-202, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
18-202.

Obligations of state agencies obtaining information online

An agency web site provided by this state shall contain a
privacy policy statement to disclose the information gathering and
dissemination practices related to the internet. The privacy policy
statement shall describe at a minimum the agency's information practices with
regard to the following matters:

1. What services the site provides.

2. The information the agency obtains from
individuals
on line
online
.

3. A person's option to choose to proceed with the
transaction and any alternatives available.

4. How the agency uses the information.

5. Whether and under what circumstances the agency
discloses the obtained information to other entities or persons.

6. Whether other entities or persons are collecting
information through the agency web site.

7. A general description of the security measures in
place to protect a person's information without compromising the integrity of
the security measures.
END_STATUTE