Bill Text: AZ SB1138 | 2023 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Business; discrimination prohibition; social criteria

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-06-12 - House third reading FAILED voting: (29-31-0-0) [SB1138 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2023-SB1138-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: banks; discrimination prohibition; social criteria

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

2023

 

 

 

SB 1138

 

Introduced by

Senators Hoffman: Borrelli, Kern, Wadsack; Representatives Chaplik, Heap, Jones, Kolodin, McGarr, Parker B, Parker J, Pingerelli, Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending title 6, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 6-194; relating to banks and financial institutions.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 6, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 6-194, to read:

START_STATUTE6-194. Certain affiliations; discrimination prohibited; statewide concern

A. a Financial institution doing business in this state, either directly or through a contractor, may not discriminate against any person based on either:

1. a Political affiliation.

2. other social credit, environmental, social, governance or similar values-based or impact criteria.

B. Notwithstanding any other law, a financial institution may offer investments, products or services to a potential customer or investor that include subjective standards if the standards are fully disclosed and explained to the potential customer or investor before entering into a contract for the investments, products or services.

C. This section does not interfere with a financial institution's ability to discontinue or refuse to conduct business with a person when the action is necessary for the physical safety of the financial institution's employees.

D. The legislature declares that the practice of discrimination against persons or entities in this state by using their social credit or ENVIRONMENTAL, social justice and GOVERNMENTAL score is a matter of statewide CONCERN, that discrimination based on such scores not only threatens the rights and proper privileges of this state's INHABITANTS but menaces the institutions and foundation of a free democratic state and THREATENS the peace, order, health, safety and general welfare of this state and its inhabitants. END_STATUTE