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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:

START_STATUTE16-926. 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 dis