PREFILED DEC 22 2021
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REFERENCE TITLE: political subdivisions; lobbying; prohibition |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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SB 1035 |
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Introduced by Senator Rogers
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AN ACT
amending section 41-1234, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to REGISTRATION and regulation of lobbyists.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 41-1234, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
41-1234. Publicly funded contract lobbyists; prohibition; definition
A. Notwithstanding any other law: ,
1. a state agency, office, department, board or commission and any person acting on behalf of a state agency, office, department, board or commission shall not:
1. (a) Enter into a contract or other agreement with a person or entity for lobbying services.
2. (b) Spend monies for any person or entity to lobby on behalf of that agency, office, department, board or commission unless that person is a state employee.
2. a political subdivision and any person acting on behalf of a political subdivision shall not:
(a) Enter into a contract or other agreement with a person or entity for lobbying services.
(b) Spend monies for any person or entity to lobby on behalf of that political subdivision unless that person is directly employed by that political subdivision.
B. This section does not apply to any state agency, office, department, board or commission that is either:
1. Headed by one or more elected officials.
2. Exempt from title 41, chapter 23 of this title for the purposes of contracts for professional lobbyists.
C. This section does not apply to the employment relationship of a lobbyist who:
1. Is a state employee directly employed by a state governmental unit and for whom the employee acts as a lobbyist or lobbying is part of the employee's job description.
2. Is a political subdivision employee directly employed by the political subdivision and for whom the person acts as a lobbyist or lobbying is part of that employee's job description.
D. For the purposes of this section, "state employee" has the same meaning prescribed in section 41-1231 "Political subdivision" means all political subdivisions of this state, including all counties, cities, towns, school districts and special districts.
Sec. 2. Conforming legislation
The legislative council staff shall prepare proposed legislation conforming the Arizona Revised Statutes to the provisions of this act for consideration in the fifty-sixth legislature, first regular session.