Rep. Oscar De Los Santos

Maddy summaryHB 2365 requires publicly traded corporations (including those traded internationally) and their subsidiaries doing business in Arizona to submit detailed annual financial reports to the state. The reports must include specific tax-related data like Arizona gross income, deductions, tax credits, related-party payments, and employment figures, with a unique identifier for each corporation. Corporations must file within 30 days after Arizona tax deadlines (or 90 days after federal filings if not required to file in Arizona). This creates a centralized database to improve transparency in corporate tax reporting without changing tax rates or creating new taxes.

Maddy summaryHB 2356 regulates contracts for private companies to operate Arizona's adult correctional facilities. It requires private contractors to demonstrate experience, offer cost savings compared to state-operated facilities, and provide services meeting or exceeding state quality standards across 10 specific areas (like security, health services, and inmate programs). The bill mandates biennial service comparisons and five-year cost reviews to ensure private contracts deliver equivalent or better value, and allows the state to cancel contracts after the first year with 90 days' notice. It also prohibits contractors from handling inmate release decisions or disciplinary actions and removes sovereign immunity for contractors in legal disputes.

Maddy summaryHB 2467 modifies Arizona's campaign finance laws by restricting direct corporate contributions to candidate committees while allowing corporations, limited liability companies, and labor organizations to establish separate segregated funds (similar to PACs) for employee and member contributions. These funds must register as political action committees, use payroll deduction systems, and follow specific solicitation rules for employees, members, and retirees. The bill requires corporations to register and report contributions exceeding $5,000 (statewide races), $2,500 (legislative races), or $1,000 (local races) within one business day, including details like recipient, candidate, and contribution date. Failure to comply incurs civil penalties up to three times the contribution amount. This directly affects corporations, LLCs, and labor organizations that make political contributions in Arizona elections.

Maddy summaryHB 2355 sets an end date for Arizona's Board of Massage Therapy, terminating the board on July 1, 2035. The bill also specifies that related laws (Title 32, Chapter 42 and this section) will be repealed on January 1, 2036. This directly affects licensed massage therapists and the board itself, as it ends the board's authority to regulate the profession after 2035. The legislation is procedural, not creating new rules, but formally ending the board's existence with a clear sunset date. The bill applies retroactively from July 1, 2025, for administrative purposes.

Maddy summaryHB 2470 amends Arizona's election code to change how ballot measures are prepared and circulated. It requires political committees to get the attorney general's pre-approval on the description of initiative or referendum measures before submitting petitions, with the attorney general having 10 days to approve or reject it. The bill also creates new registration rules for circulators, mandating that all paid or non-resident circulators register with the secretary of state, provide personal details, sign an affidavit, and meet eligibility criteria (e.g., no recent fraud convictions). Signatures collected by unregistered or ineligible circulators may be invalidated, and challenges to circulator registrations must be filed in court within 10 business days.

Maddy summaryHB 2294 amends Arizona law to allow outpatient treatment centers sharing ownership with a hospital and staffed by licensed providers to avoid state licensure, provided they do not charge a "facility fee." A facility fee is defined as any separate charge beyond professional fees for building costs, electronic records, billing, or administrative expenses. Centers must notify the health department of their exemption status, but the exemption does not apply if they keep patients overnight, provide abortion services, or offer pain management. This directly affects outpatient treatment centers seeking to operate without full licensure under these specific conditions.

Maddy summaryHB 2475 makes specific voter intimidation and ballot handling practices a class 2 misdemeanor in Arizona. It directly affects voters, election officials, and anyone near polling places or early voting locations during voting hours. Key provisions prohibit knowingly failing to return a ballot before leaving a polling place, showing another voter’s ballot, interfering with ballot delivery, or harassing people transporting voted ballots. The law also clarifies that voters sharing their ballot online is deemed consent for sharing, removing that act as a violation. These changes aim to protect ballot secrecy and prevent intimidation during the voting process.

Maddy summaryHB 2351 modifies Arizona health boards' public website disclosures for professional complaints and disciplinary actions. It prohibits dismissed complaints and nondisciplinary actions (like letters of concern) from appearing on public websites, while requiring disciplinary records to remain online for up to five years. The bill mandates that health boards display a notice on their websites directing the public to request additional records - such as dismissed complaints or nondisciplinary actions - directly from the board, in compliance with public records laws.

Maddy summaryHB 2469 requires Arizona's secretary of state to provide an impartial, 50-word summary for each ballot measure, including specific "yes" and "no" effect statements (e.g., "A 'yes' vote will [change]"). These summaries must be approved by the attorney general and posted online 30 days before ballots are printed. The bill mandates that the official ballot display these summaries below the measure number, alongside the "yes/no" effect statements in clear, accessible language. It directly affects voters by improving transparency about ballot measure impacts and election officials who must implement these formatting and posting requirements. The changes apply to all statewide statutory measures, including initiatives and referendums.

Maddy summaryHB 2460 amends Arizona's children's health insurance program (CHIP) eligibility rules by adjusting income thresholds for children under 19. It sets the following income limits relative to the federal poverty level: 200% for 1999-2023, 225% (with CMS approval) for 2023-2025, and 300% starting October 1, 2025. The bill directly affects low-income Arizona families with children under 19 whose household income meets these revised thresholds. It does not change program benefits or structure, only the income eligibility percentages. The amendment is part of defining program terms in Arizona Revised Statutes Section 36-2981.