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SB 1533 — personal information: confidentiality; judge's families

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    To Executive
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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Senate Bill 1533 involve the addition of a line outlining the confidentiality of personal information, specifically regarding the families of judges. This means that the bill now explicitly emphasizes the need to protect the identities and details of judges' families from public exposure. This change is important as it seeks to enhance safety and privacy for those connected to the judicial system, acknowledging the potential risks they face due to the nature of their relatives' positions.

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judge's families State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session SB 1533 Introduced by Senator Kavanagh AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 11-483, 11-484, 13-2401, 16-153, 28-454, 39-123 AND 39-124, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
judge's families State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session SENATE BILL 1533 AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 11-483, 11-484, 13-2401, 16-153, 28-454, 39-123 AND 39-124, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - SB 1533 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
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1533 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
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If the presiding judge of the superior court concludes that the affiant or another person is in actual danger of physical harm from a person or persons with whom the affiant has had official dealings and that action pursuant to this section will reduce a danger to the life or safety of the affiant or another person, the presiding judge of the superior court shall order that the general public be prohibited for five years - 2 - SB 1533 from accessing the unique identifier and the recording date contained in indexes of recorded instruments maintained by the county recorder and identified pursuant to subsection B of this section.
If the presiding judge of the superior court concludes that the affiant or another person is in actual danger of physical harm from a person or persons with whom the affiant has had official dealings and that action pursuant to this section will reduce a danger to the life or safety of the affiant or another person, the presiding judge of the superior court shall order that the general public be prohibited for five years - 2 - S.B.
1533 from accessing the unique identifier and the recording date contained in indexes of recorded instruments maintained by the county recorder and identified pursuant to subsection B of this section.
The county - 3 - SB 1533 recorder shall ensure that public access is restricted pursuant to subsection A of this section.
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1533 recorder shall ensure that public access is restricted pursuant to subsection A of this section.
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In the absence of an affidavit that contains a request for - 6 - SB 1533 immediate action and that is supported by facts justifying an earlier presentation, the commanding officer, or the head of the prosecuting, public defender, code enforcement, law enforcement, corrections or detention agency, as applicable, or that person's designee, shall not file affidavits more often than quarterly.
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1533 immediate action and that is supported by facts justifying an earlier presentation, the commanding officer, or the head of the prosecuting, public defender, code enforcement, law enforcement, corrections or detention agency, as applicable, or that person's designee, shall not file affidavits more often than quarterly.
The county assessor or the county treasurer shall send by mail one notice to either the health professional, election officer, public official, former public - 7 - SB 1533 official, peace officer, spouse of a peace officer, spouse or minor child of a deceased peace officer, public defender, prosecutor, code enforcement officer, corrections or detention officer, corrections support staff member, law enforcement support staff member, employee of the department of child safety or employee of adult protective services who has direct contact with families in the course of employment or the employing agency of the peace officer, public defender, prosecutor, code enforcement officer, corrections or detention officer, corrections support staff member, law enforcement support staff member or employee of adult protective services who was granted an order pursuant to this section of the order's expiration date at least six months before the expiration date.
The county assessor or the county treasurer shall send by mail one notice to either the health professional, election officer, public official, former public - 7 - S.B.
1533 official, peace officer, spouse of a peace officer, spouse or minor child of a deceased peace officer, public defender, prosecutor, code enforcement officer, corrections or detention officer, corrections support staff member, law enforcement support staff member, employee of the department of child safety or employee of adult protective services who has direct contact with families in the course of employment or the employing agency of the peace officer, public defender, prosecutor, code enforcement officer, corrections or detention officer, corrections support staff member, law enforcement support staff member or employee of adult protective services who was granted an order pursuant to this section of the order's expiration date at least six months before the expiration date.
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It is unlawful for a person to knowingly make available on the internet the personal information of a health professional, election officer, public official, peace officer, justice, judge, commissioner, hearing officer, public defender, member of the commission on appellate - 9 - SB 1533 court appointments, employee of the department of child safety or employee of adult protective services who has direct contact with families in the course of employment or prosecutor if the dissemination of the personal information poses an imminent and serious threat to the health professional's, election officer's, public official's, peace officer's, justice's, judge's, commissioner's, hearing officer's, public defender's, member's, department of child safety employee's, adult protective services employee's or prosecutor's safety, or the safety of that person's immediate family OR THE SAFETY OF A FAMILY MEMBER OF A JUSTICE, JUDGE, COMMISSIONER OR HEARING OFFICER WHO HAS THE SAME FULL NAME AS THE JUSTICE, JUDGE, COMMISSIONER OR HEARING OFFICER and the threat is reasonably apparent to the person making the information available on the internet to be serious and imminent.
It is unlawful for a person to knowingly make available on the internet the personal information of a health professional, election officer, public official, peace officer, justice, judge, commissioner, hearing officer, public defender, member of the commission on appellate - 9 - S.B.
1533 court appointments, employee of the department of child safety or employee of adult protective services who has direct contact with families in the course of employment or prosecutor if the dissemination of the personal information poses an imminent and serious threat to the health professional's, election officer's, public official's, peace officer's, justice's, judge's, commissioner's, hearing officer's, public defender's, member's, department of child safety employee's, adult protective services employee's or prosecutor's safety, or the safety of that person's immediate family OR THE SAFETY OF A FAMILY MEMBER OF A JUSTICE, JUDGE, COMMISSIONER OR HEARING OFFICER WHO HAS THE SAME FULL NAME AS THE JUSTICE, JUDGE, COMMISSIONER OR HEARING OFFICER and the threat is reasonably apparent to the person making the information available on the internet to be serious and imminent.
"Personal information" means a health professional's, election officer's, public official's, peace officer's, justice's, judge's, commissioner's, hearing officer's, public defender's, commission on appellate court appointments member's or prosecutor's home address, home - 10 - SB 1533 telephone number, pager number or personal photograph, directions to the person's home or photographs of the person's home or vehicle.
"Personal information" means a health professional's, election officer's, public official's, peace officer's, justice's, judge's, commissioner's, hearing officer's, public defender's, commission on appellate court appointments member's or prosecutor's home address, home - 10 - S.B.
1533 telephone number, pager number or personal photograph, directions to the person's home or photographs of the person's home or vehicle.
To prevent multiple filings, an eligible person who is a peace officer, prosecutor, public defender, code enforcement officer, corrections or detention - 11 - SB 1533 officer, corrections support staff member or law enforcement support staff member shall deliver the affidavit to the peace officer's commanding officer, or to the head of the prosecuting, public defender, code enforcement, law enforcement, corrections or detention agency, as applicable, or that person's designee, who shall file the affidavits at one time.
To prevent multiple filings, an eligible person who is a peace officer, prosecutor, public defender, code enforcement officer, corrections or detention - 11 - S.B.
1533 officer, corrections support staff member or law enforcement support staff member shall deliver the affidavit to the peace officer's commanding officer, or to the head of the prosecuting, public defender, code enforcement, law enforcement, corrections or detention agency, as applicable, or that person's designee, who shall file the affidavits at one time.
The county recorder may coordinate with the county - 12 - SB 1533 assessor and county treasurer to prevent multiple notices from being sent to the same person.
The county recorder may coordinate with the county - 12 - S.B.
1533 assessor and county treasurer to prevent multiple notices from being sent to the same person.
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In the absence of an affidavit - 15 - SB 1533 that contains a request for immediate action and that is supported by facts justifying an earlier presentation, the commanding officer, or the head of the prosecuting, code enforcement, law enforcement, corrections or detention agency, as applicable, or that person's designee, shall not file affidavits more often than quarterly.
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1533 that contains a request for immediate action and that is supported by facts justifying an earlier presentation, the commanding officer, or the head of the prosecuting, code enforcement, law enforcement, corrections or detention agency, as applicable, or that person's designee, shall not file affidavits more often than quarterly.
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"Law enforcement support staff member" means a person who serves in the role of an investigator or prosecutorial assistant in an - 17 - SB 1533 agency that investigates or prosecutes crimes, who is integral to the investigation or prosecution of crimes and whose name or identity will be revealed in the course of public proceedings.
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1533 agency that investigates or prosecutes crimes, who is integral to the investigation or prosecution of crimes and whose name or identity will be revealed in the course of public proceedings.
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The bill expands the definition of eligible persons for confidentiality protections regarding personal information to include families of judges, justices, and commissioners.

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    "eligible person" means a health professional, election officer, public official, former public official, peace officer, spouse of a peace officer, spouse or minor child of a deceased peace officer, justice, judge, commissioner, hearing officer, public defender, prosecutor, code enforcement officer, adult or juvenile corrections officer, corrections support staff member, probation officer, member of the commission on appellate court appointments, member of the board of executive clemency, law enforcement support staff member, employee of the department of child safety or employee of adult protective services who has direct contact with families in the course of employment, national guard member who is acting in support of civil authorities or in emergency situations, and any individual who is a participant in an address confidentiality program established pursuant to section 41-163. → "eligible person" means a health professional, election officer, public official, former public official, peace officer, spouse of a peace officer, spouse or minor child of a deceased peace officer, justice, judge, commissioner, hearing officer, FAMILY MEMBER OF A JUSTICE, JUDGE, COMMISSIONER OR HEARING OFFICER WHO HAS THE SAME FULL NAME AS THE JUSTICE, JUDGE, COMMISSIONER OR HEARING OFFICER, public defender, prosecutor, code enforcement officer, adult or juvenile corrections officer, corrections support staff member, probation officer, member of the commission on appellate court appointments, member of the board of executive clemency, law enforcement support staff member, employee of the department of child safety or employee of adult protective services who has direct contact with families in the course of employment, national guard member who is acting in support of civil authorities or in emergency situations, and any individual who is a participant in an address confidentiality program established pursuant to section 41-163.

    This change broadens the scope of individuals who can seek confidentiality protections for their personal information.

Action History

  1. House Placed on Consent Calendar

  2. DP

  3. House Second Reading

  4. House First Reading.

  5. Transmit to House

  6. PASSED

  7. DP

  8. Senate Second Reading

  9. Senate First Reading

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on

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Votes

Passed

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 12001
Republican 17000
Total 29001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Analise Ortiz Democrat Yea
Brian Fernandez Democrat Yea
Catherine Miranda Democrat Yea
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Yea
Eva Burch Democrat Not Voting
Eva Diaz Democrat Yea
Flavio Bravo Democrat Yea
Lauren Kuby Democrat Yea
Lela Alston Democrat Yea
Priya Sundareshan Democrat Yea
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Yea
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Yea
Theresa Hatathlie Democrat Yea
Carine Werner Republican Yea
David C. Farnsworth Republican Yea
David Gowan Republican Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
Hildy Angius Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Jake Hoffman Republican Yea
Janae Shamp Republican Yea
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Kevin Payne Republican Yea
Mark Finchem Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea
Venden "Vince" Leach Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea
Wendy Rogers Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1533?
SB 1533 is sponsored by John Kavanagh (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1533?
This bill died with 57th Legislature - First Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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