Covered Arizona executive branch employees may not use or share nonpublic information from their state jobs to profit, avoid losses, or help others do so on prediction markets, and violations may lead to dismissal, other sanctions or referral to law enforcement.
Official title: Protecting the Public Trust by Prohibiting State Government Workers from Using Nonpublic Information for Personal Profit
- Took effect July 8, 2026, upon signature, and remains in effect until repealed, replaced or rescinded
What changes
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NowCovered state executive branch employees are strictly prohibited from disclosing or using nonpublic information obtained through their public service to profit from, avoid loss from, or help another person or entity profit or avoid loss from participating in prediction markets.
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NowA violation may result in dismissal or other appropriate sanctions and may be referred to law enforcement.
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NowNonpublic information that covered employees obtain through their public service and that could be used for profit or avoiding loss on prediction markets is designated confidential, to the extent it was not already.
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NowThe order covers employees and officers of the Governor's Office and executive departments, agencies, offices, boards and commissions, but not agencies headed by a single elected state official, the Corporation Commission, or boards and commissions created by ballot measure in or after the November 1998 general election. Those and the courts and Legislature are encouraged, not required, to adopt similar policies.
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NowThe order does not give anyone legal rights or remedies and cannot be used as a basis for legal challenges to state actions.
Who it affects
- Employees and officers of the Governor's Office and most state executive departments, agencies, offices, boards and commissions
- State agencies that employ covered workers
What you need to do
Covered state executive branch employees must not use or disclose nonpublic job information to profit, avoid loss, or help others do so on prediction markets.
What the law doesn't answer
- How 'prediction markets' or 'nonpublic information' are defined in detail
- Which office will investigate violations or decide sanctions
- What 'other appropriate sanctions' would include
- Whether employees must report trades or certify compliance
- How employees will be notified of the order
This summary describes the order as signed. Later laws, court rulings or referendum petitions can change the picture. Check the official text for the current wording.