REFERENCE TITLE: ballot measure campaigns; foreign money

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2802

Introduced by

Representative Volk

AN ACT

amending title 16, chapter 6, article 1.2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-919; relating to campaign contributions.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 16, chapter 6, article 1.2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-919, to read:

START_STATUTE16-919. Foreign contributions prohibited; ballot measures; certification

A. A foreign corporation or individual shall not give and an individual, entity or committee shall not accept or use monies or in-kind goods or services that are contributed by a foreign corporation or individual to influence the outcome of an election on a ballot measure, question, issue or proposition, including an initiative or referendum.

B. An individual, entity or committee that is required to file campaign finance reports pursuant to section 16-926 shall certify under penalty of perjury in those reports that the individual, entity or committee has not knowingly accepted or used monies or in-kind goods or services in violation of subsection a of this section. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Effective date

Section 16-919, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, is effective from and after December 31, 2026.