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SB 1099

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Ghazala Hashmi

Arizona would bar state and local entities and contractors from exposing minors to sexually explicit materials and ban use of public facilities for such acts, with a Class 5 felony

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Bill Summary · SB 1099

Summary — SB 1099 (Introduced Feb 4, 2025) — “Sexually explicit materials; government; prohibition”

Note: The provided source bundle includes unrelated texts from other states (Hawaii and Illinois) that use the same bill number. This summary focuses on the Arizona Senate bill text that appears first in the document (Arizona SB 1099, sponsor Sen. Hoffman; co-sponsors listed).

Main purpose / intent

The bill would prohibit state and local government entities (and their contractors) from exposing minors to “sexually explicit materials.” It also bars use of government-owned, leased or managed facilities or property for filming or facilitating sexually explicit acts. The measure makes violation a felony.

Key provisions

  • Adds Section 38-452 to Arizona Revised Statutes (Title 38, Chapter 3, Article 4).
  • Prohibition:
    • “This state or a state agency, city, town, county or political subdivision” may not expose minors to sexually explicit materials.
    • Government entities must prohibit their contractors from exposing minors to sexually explicit materials.
  • Facility use ban:
    • Any facility or property owned, leased, or managed by such public entities may not be used for filming or facilitating sexually explicit acts.
  • Criminal penalty:
    • A person who violates the section is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
  • Definitions (provided in statute):
    • “Sexual conduct” — acts of masturbation, sexual intercourse, or physical contact with a person’s clothed/unc clothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast.
    • “Sexual excitement” — condition of human male or female genitals during sexual stimulation or arousal.
    • “Sexually explicit materials” — textual, visual, audio, or other medium materials that depict sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or “ultimate sexual acts.”
    • “Ultimate sexual acts” — defined to include vaginal or anal intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, bestiality or sodomy.

Who would be affected

  • State agencies and political subdivisions (cities, towns, counties) in Arizona.
  • Contractors that perform services for those government entities (would be required to be prohibited from exposing minors).
  • Operators/owners of facilities or properties owned/leased/managed by public entities (bars use for filming/facilitating prohibited acts).
  • Individuals who expose minors to the defined materials on behalf of or using government property — subject to felony prosecution.

Enforcement & penalties

  • Violation is classified as a Class 5 felony under Arizona law (the bill text does not specify additional fines or civil remedies).
  • Enforcement mechanisms, compliance monitoring, or civil liability provisions are not detailed in the bill text.

Procedural status & sponsors

  • Introduced: February 4, 2025.
  • Status (per provided record): Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (April 11, 2025).
  • Primary sponsor listed: Senator Jake Hoffman. Co-sponsors (representatives): Joseph Chaplik, Laurin Hendrix, Rachel Keshel, Alexander Kolodin, David Marshall, Sr.
  • Related/companion measures listed in the source: HB 3790 and HB 1479 (appear to be companion measures).

Potential impacts / considerations

  • Operational changes for state and local agencies and their contractors (policy updates, contract language, review of materials and facility-use policies).
  • Possible reductions in use of public property for filming or production that could be construed as sexually explicit.
  • Criminalization raises enforcement questions (who will investigate/prosecute, how exposure is proven, interaction with free-speech and educational contexts).
  • Broad definitions (covering textual, audio, visual media and “sexual excitement”) could require agencies to create detailed guidance to implement the prohibition without unintended consequences.

If you want, I can:
- Draft a one-page policy checklist for agencies to comply if this becomes law.
- Compare this Arizona proposal to related bills or model statutes in other states.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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