Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
Arizona SB1215: litigation; financing; consumer protection; enforcement
Status: Chaptered, June 27, 2025
SB1215 - litigation; financing; consumer protection; enforcement
What the bill says
An act amending title 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 28; relating to litigation financing.
From the chaptered text, June 30, 2025:
AN ACT amending title 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 28; relating to litigation financing. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Title 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 28, to read: CHAPTER 28 LITIGATION FINANCING ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS START_STATUTE12-3451. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Action" means a civil action, administrative proceeding, claim or other cause of action. 2. "FOREIGN COUNTRY OF CONCERN" INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: (a) A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT LISTED IN 15 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS SECTION 791.4. (b) A COUNTRY DESIGNATED AS A THREAT TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE GOVERNOR. 3. "FOREIGN ENTITY OF CONCERN" MEANS A PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, ORGANIZATION OR OTHER COMBINATION OF PERSONS that meets any of the following: (a) is ORGANIZED OR INCORPORATED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY OF CONCERN. (b) is OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR A POLITICAL PARTY OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY OF CONCERN. (c) has A PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY OF CONCERN. (d) is OWNED, ORGANIZED OR CONTROLLED BY or affiliated with A FOREIGN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS either been: (i) plACED ON THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS AND BLOCKED PERSONS LIST. (ii) DESIGNATED BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE AS A …
Sponsors
- Leach, Venden "Vince" (R, SD-017) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter 226
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : Passed
- : do pass amended
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Judiciary: do pass amended
- : Assigned to Judiciary
Votes
- Senate - Third Reading (June 19, 2025): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate - Concurrence (June 19, 2025): 0 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House - Third Reading (June 18, 2025): 59 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House - Committee of the Whole (DPA) (June 17, 2025): 0 yea, 0 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (June 13, 2025): 5 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Rules Committee Action (C&P) (June 13, 2025): 5 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1215?
- SB1215 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)): litigation; financing; consumer protection; enforcement.
- What does SB1215 do?
- In its own words: An act amending title 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 28; relating to litigation financing.
- What is the status of SB1215?
- Chaptered as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: Chapter 226 (June 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1215?
- Leach, Venden "Vince" (R, SD-017).
- Where is the official record for SB1215?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/82560/?SessionId=129
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