campaigns; protected residential addresses
SB 1259 allows candidates for office and public officials to use an alternate mailing address instead of their home address in campaign finance filings and financial disclosures. This protects their residential address from public disclosure, as it is already shielded under Arizona law (section 16-153). The bill amends two statutes: ARS 16-906 (for campaign committees) and ARS 18-444 (for public officer financial disclosures), adding a provision for the alternate address option. To qualify, the person must attest that their home address is both required in the filing and protected from disclosure.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 21, 2026
Signed Jun 19, 2026
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Senate Engrossed Version (02/12/2026)
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MINOR
The bill was finalized into law (Chapter 164) after being approved by the Governor in June 2026. The text includes minor formatting adjustments to donation amount thresholds and adds official dates for gubernatorial approval and filing with the Secretary of State.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope and applicability remain unchanged; the modifications are primarily related to finalizing the text as law and minor formatting.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting adjustments were made to the text listing donation amount thresholds (e.g., spacing around dollar amounts).
TIMELINE
The final version includes the Governor's approval date (June 19, 2026) and the Secretary of State filing date (June 22, 2026).
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2026 · House Jun 2, 2026
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Feb 12, 2026
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Jun 19, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Kavanagh
RRepublican
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