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REFERENCE TITLE: legislators; disclosure of interest |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-second Legislature Second Regular Session 2016
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SB 1265 |
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Introduced by Senator Sherwood
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AN ACT
amending title 41, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1108; relating to members of the legislature.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 41, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1108, to read:
41-1108. Legislator disclosure of interest; exceptions; violation; classification; definition
A. A legislator who casts a vote on the floor of the house of representatives or the senate with respect to any bill, memorial or resolution in which the legislator has a direct financial interest shall prepare a written statement that identifies the bill, memorial or resolution, the legislator's vote and the nature of the legislator's direct financial interest. The legislator shall file the statement with the chief clerk of the house of representatives or the secretary of the senate. The statement shall be posted on the internet web page corresponding to the legislator as found on the legislature's website. The web page for each legislator shall have an area entitled "disclosure of direct financial interest" for each statement to be posted.
B. A legislator shall report the direct financial interest as soon as possible after the legislator's vote in the house of representatives or senate.
C. This section does not apply:
1. If the direct financial interest applies to all members of the legislature by virtue of their employment as public officers.
2. To votes that are cast in committee of the whole.
D. A legislator who intentionally or knowingly fails to comply with this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
E. For the purposes of this section, "direct financial interest" means that a legislator or a member of the legislator's immediate family is a member of a trade, business, occupation, profession or class of persons that will derive a direct financial benefit or suffer detriment from the legislation or other action that is distinguishable from the effects of the legislation or other action on the general public in this state.