HB 2623
Initials JH Page 1 Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
HB 2623: campaign finance; candidate committee transfers
Sponsor: Representative Weninger, LD 13
Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Overview
Authorizes a city or town candidate's committee to transfer contributions to the same
candidate's statewide or legislative candidate committee, provided the aggregate individual
contributions transferred are within a specified limit.
History
A candidate committee is permitted to transfer unlimited contributions to one or more other
candidate committees, provided such committees are for the same candidate. However, there
are certain limitations on a candidate committee's ability to transfer funds in this manner. A
candidate for city or town office, for instance, is prohibited from transferring contributions to
the same candidate's statewide or legislative candidate committee. Additionally, a city or
town candidate's committee may transfer contributions to the same candidate's committee
for a county office, but the county candidate's committee is then prohibited from transferring
contributions to that same candidate's committee for statewide or legislative office for the
following 24 months. Transfers of contributions are deemed to be contributions to the
receiving candidate committee. On transfer, an individual's aggregate contributions to both
candidate committees cannot exceed the individual's contribution limit for that candidate
(A.R.S. § 16-913).
The current campaign contribution limits for the 2025-2026 election cycle are:
1) for an individual contributing to a local candidate committee, $6,750;
2) for an individual contributing to a legislative candidate committee, $5,500; and
3) for an individual contributing to a statewide candidate committee, $5,000 (A.R.S. §
16-941, AZ SOS).
Provisions
1. Allows a candidate committee for city or town office to transfer contributions to the same
candidate's committee for statewide or legislative office. (Sec. 1)
2. Specifies the aggregate amount of contributions from an individual transferred from a
municipal or county candidate committee to the same candidate's committee for statewide
or legislative office must not exceed the contribution limit for the statewide or legislative
office. (Sec. 1)
3. Requires local public officers completed financial disclosures to be publicly accessible on
the municipality's website. (Sec. 2)
4. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 2)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note