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This page covers legislation related to transparency in government proposed in Arizona.

2011

• In January 2011, Arizona launched Arizona Open Books, a financial transparency portal.

2009

• Authored by state Sen. Jay Tibshraeny (R), Senate Bill 1305 would have required public bodies that kept public records electronically to provide them upon request on CD-ROM or in another format. The bill did not advance beyond committee.

• The Board of Supervisors in Maricopa County in January 2009 passed a resolution that said when county employees and officials want access to public documents that are in the custody of the county, the employees/officials were required to go through an internal process rather than using the state's sunshine law to ask for records. This action was taken in response to multiple requests in preceding months from the Maricopa County sheriff and attorney offices for documents relating to:
  • A planned criminal court-tower project.
  • Communication between county officials and public-relations and consulting firms.
  • The Board of Supervisor's decision to hire former County Attorney Rick Romley as a consultant.

2008

• Arizona Senate Bill 1235 (2008) required the creation of an online database of all state contracts by January 1, 2008.