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Government ethics

8 items, most far-reaching first.

Affects specific groups 6

People who testify or submit written comments at public hearings on city or town zoning ordinances must declare whether they were paid to do so, and board of adjustment members and zoning hearing officers must disclose ties to entities appearing before them and are disqualified if they served as a board member or officer of that entity in the past 5 years.

Local governmentsHomeownersBusiness ownersZoningGovernment ethicsOpen meetings HB2837In effect since September 12, 2026

Using a county's seal, logo, insignia or other identifier in a way that implies affiliation now requires approval, county office identifiers require the elected official's approval, satire and parody are protected, and sheriffs gain the exclusive right to name and dissolve posses.

Local governmentsBusiness ownersGovernment ethics HB2270In effect since September 12, 2026

A candidate who already filed the yearly financial disclosure statement required of public officers does not have to file a second one with a nomination paper that year, starting on the law's effective date for statewide and legislative candidates and on January 1, 2027 for other offices.

CandidatesElection officialsElectionsGovernment ethics SB1133In effect since September 12, 2026 (and 1 more date)

People whose home addresses are protected from public disclosure under state law (section 16-153) may give an alternate mailing address on campaign committee filings and public officer financial disclosure statements, and may attest that they live in the electoral district instead of listing their home address.

CandidatesElectionsGovernment ethics SB1259In effect since September 12, 2026

Campaign committees that took in no contributions can now close by certifying that, late-filing penalties for periods with no contributions and no expenditures can be voided when a committee files a termination statement, and penalties are capped at $5,000 per late report starting July 1, 2026.

CandidatesPolitical partiesElection officialsElectionsGovernment ethics HB2874Applies retroactively from July 5, 2016 (and 3 more dates)

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.

State government employeesGovernment ethicsEmployment Executive Order 2026-02In effect since Took effect July 8, 2026, upon signature, and remains in effect until repealed, replaced or rescinded

Mostly how government works 2

Each year by December 1, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) must report to state leaders what percentage of money its nongovernment prepaid capitated contractors spent on direct payments to providers versus administrative costs, combined across all of those contractors.

Health insuranceGovernment ethics SB1399In effect since September 12, 2026

The Arizona Department of Gaming, the Arizona Racing Commission and the Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission are continued until July 1, 2032, and leaders and employees of the Department of Gaming and the boxing commission must now complete conflict-of-interest disclosure forms.

State government employeesGovernment ethics SB1671Retroactive to July 1, 2026 (and 3 more dates)