campaign finance; lobbyists; reporting

SB1509 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
campaign finance; lobbyists; reporting

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1509

Introduced by

Senator
Kuby: Representative Garcia

AN
ACT

amending section 16-926, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to elections.

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

Section
1. Section 16-926, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

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16-926.

Campaign finance reports; contents

A. A committee shall
file campaign finance reports with the filing officer.� The secretary of
state's instructions and procedures manual adopted pursuant to section 16-452
shall prescribe the format for all reports and statements.

B. A campaign finance
report shall set forth:

1. The amount of cash on
hand at the beginning of the reporting period.

2. Total receipts during
the reporting period, including:

(a) An itemized list of
receipts in the following categories, including the source, amount and date of
receipt, together with the total of all receipts in each category:

(i) Contributions from
in-state individuals whose contributions exceed $100 for that election cycle,
including identification of the contributor's occupation and
employer. Notwithstanding section 16-901, paragraph 29,
subdivision (a), a person whose residential address is protected from public
disclosure pursuant to section 16-153 is not required to disclose the
person's residential address and shall instead provide an alternate mailing
address.

(ii) Contributions from
out-of-state individuals, including identification of the
contributor's occupation and employer.

(iii) Contributions from
candidate committees.

(iv) Contributions from
political action committees.

(v) Contributions from
political parties.

(vi) Contributions from partnerships.

(vii) For a political
action committee or political party, contributions from corporations and
limited liability companies, including identification of the corporation's or
limited liability company's file number issued by the corporation commission.

(viii) For a political
action committee or political party, contributions from labor organizations,
including identification of the labor organization's file number issued by the
corporation commission.

(ix) For a candidate
committee, a candidate's contribution of personal monies.

(
x
) For a candidate committee, contributions from lobbyists
who are required to register pursuant to title 41, chapter 7, article 8.1,
including authorized lobbyists, designated lobbyists, authorized public
lobbyists and designated public lobbyists.� The CAMPAIGN finance report shall
include the term "lobbyist" in addition to and in the same location
as the contributor's occupation and employer.

(x)

(
xi
)
All loans, including
identification of any endorser or guarantor other than a candidate's spouse,
and the contribution amount endorsed or guaranteed by each.

(xi)

(
xii
)
Rebates and refunds.

(xii)

(
xiii
)
Interest on committee
monies.

(xiii)

(
xiv
)
The fair market value of
in-kind contributions received.

(xiv)

(
xv
)
Extensions of credit that
remain outstanding, including identification of the creditor and the purpose of
the extension.

(b) The aggregate amount
of contributions from all in-state individuals whose contributions do not
exceed $100 for the election cycle.

3. An itemized list of
all disbursements in excess of $250 during the reporting period in the
following categories, including the recipient, the recipient's address, a
description of the disbursement and the amount and date of the disbursement,
together with the total of all disbursements in each category:

(a) Disbursements for
operating expenses.

(b) Contributions to
candidate committees.

(c) Contributions to
political action committees.

(d) Contributions to
political parties.

(e) Contributions to
partnerships.

(f) For a political
action committee or political party, contributions to corporations and limited
liability companies, including identification of the corporation's or limited
liability company's file number issued by the corporation commission.

(g) For a political
action committee or political party, contributions to labor organizations,
including identification of the labor organization's file number issued by the
corporation commission.

(h) Repayment of loans.

(i) Refunds of
contributions.

(j) Loans made.

(k) The value of in-kind
contributions provided.

(l) Independent
expenditures that are made to advocate the election or defeat of a candidate,
including identification of the candidate, office sought by the candidate,
election date, mode of advertising and distribution or publication date.

(m) Expenditures to
advocate the passage or defeat of a ballot measure, including identification of
the ballot measure, ballot measure serial number, election date, mode of
advertising and distribution or publication date.

(n) Expenditures to
advocate for or against the issuance of a recall election order or for the
election or defeat of a candidate in a recall election, including
identification of the officer to be recalled or candidate supported or opposed,
mode of advertising and distribution or publication date.

(o) Any other
disbursements or expenditures.

4. The total sum of all
receipts and disbursements for the reporting period.

5. A certification by
the committee treasurer, issued under penalty of perjury, that the contents of
the report are true and correct.

C. For the purposes of
reporting under subsection B of this section:

1. A contribution is
deemed to be received either on the date the committee knowingly takes
possession of the contribution or the date of the check or credit card
payment. For an in-kind contribution of services, the
contribution is deemed made either on the date the services are performed or
the date the committee receives the services.

2. An expenditure or
disbursement is deemed made either on the date the committee authorizes the
monies to be spent or the date the monies are withdrawn from the committee's
account. For a transaction by check, the expenditure or disbursement
is deemed made on the date the committee signs the check. For a
credit card transaction on paper, the expenditure or disbursement is deemed
made on the date the committee signs the authorization to charge the credit
card.� For an electronic transaction, an expenditure or disbursement is deemed
made on the date the committee electronically authorizes the charge.� For an
agreement to purchase goods or services, the expenditure or disbursement is
deemed made either on the date the parties enter into the agreement or the date
the purchase order is issued.

3. A committee may
record its transactions using any of the methods authorized by this subsection
but for each type of contribution, expenditure or disbursement made or
received, the committee shall use a consistent method of recording transactions
throughout the election cycle.

D. The amount of an in-kind
contribution of services shall be equal to the usual and normal charges for the
services on the date performed.

E. If any receipt or
disbursement is earmarked, the committee shall report the identity of the
person to whom the receipt or disbursement is earmarked.

F. Candidate committee
reports shall be cumulative for the election cycle to which they
relate. Political action committee and political party reports shall
be cumulative for a two-year election cycle ending in the year of a statewide
general election. If there has been no change during the reporting
period in an item listed in the immediately preceding report, only the amount
need be carried forward.

G. For a political
action committee that receives individual contributions through a payroll
deduction plan, that committee is not required to separately itemize each
contribution received from the contributor during the reporting period. In
lieu of itemization, the committee may report all of the following:

1. The aggregate amount
of contributions received from the contributor through the payroll deduction
plan during the reporting period.

2. The individual's
identity.

3. The amount deducted
per pay period.

H. An entity that makes
independent expenditures or ballot measure expenditures in excess of $1,000
during a reporting period shall file an expenditure report with the filing
officer for the applicable reporting period.� Expenditure reports shall
identify the candidate or ballot measure supported or opposed, office sought by
the candidate, if any, election date, mode of advertising and first date of
publication, display, delivery or broadcast of the advertisement.
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