Arizona 2023 2023 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SB1041 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 03/27/2023

                      	SB 1041 
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Fifty-sixth Legislature 
First Regular Session 
Senate: HHS W/D | APPROP DPA/SE 6-3-1-0 | 3
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SB 1041: cybersecurity software; appropriation 
Sponsor: Senator Kavanagh, LD 3 
Committee on Appropriations 
Overview 
Directs the Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDOHS) to acquire and integrate 
security software into state agencies. Appropriates $2,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 for 
the procurement of this security software. 
History 
The AZDOHS formulates policies, plans and programs to enhance the ability of this state to 
prevent and respond to acts of terrorism, cybersecurity threats and other critical hazards (A.R.S. 
§ 41-4254). 
AZDOHS has received funding to provide cyber resources to local and tribal government entities 
in Arizona. These resources are: 
1) Anti-Phishing / Security Awareness Training (SAT); 
2) Advanced Endpoint Protection (AEP); 
3) Converged Endpoint Management (XEM); 
4) Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA); and 
5) Web Application Firewall (WAF) (AZDOHS). 
Provisions 
1. Mandates AZDOHS acquire an enterprise license for security software that state agencies 
use for the security of development processes and scans software code in development, 
production and postproduction. This software must detect and improve security threats in at 
least two of the following methods: 
a) static analysis security testing; 
b) dynamic testing; 
c) penetration testing; or 
d) software composition analysis. (Sec. 1) 
2. Appropriates $2,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to AZDOHS for the procurement of an 
enterprise license. (Sec. 2) 
3. Specifies this appropriation is exempt from lapsing. (Sec. 2) 
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note