03/18/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Committee on Federalism and Military Affairs and Elections · March 18, 2026

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SB 1018 — foreign law / 'Sharia' language

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Committee opened with Senate Bill 10-18. Sponsor said it expands the definition of foreign law to add Sharia and to cover religious or cultural rules that produce adjudicative outcomes contrary to constitutional rights; sponsor argued for mandatory judicial review, AG civil authority, protected reporting, and civil penalties for coerced arbitration. Opponents including Marilyn Rodriguez of the ACLU argued the bill singles out Islam, risks First Amendment violations, and mirrors widely criticized "American Laws for American Courts" model statutes. Public commenters were sharply divided: Dan Far

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Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs and Elections heard multiple election-related bills and a controversial measure to expand Arizona's foreign-law statute to explicitly include Sharia; the committee recommended due-pass on several bills and a voter-reform concurrent resolution, advancing them to the next stage.

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