SB1195 is a bill that aims to restrict the use of public monies by public entities in Arizona for certain activities and ideologies. The bill prohibits public entities from spending public funds to promote, advocate, plan for, or join associations that encourage a variety of specific actions. These actions include reducing meat or dairy consumption, replacing motor vehicle travel with alternative transportation, limiting air travel, restricting clothing purchases, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, limiting global temperature rise, promoting a circular economy, furthering Marxist ideologies, and implementing mass surveillance systems to monitor motor vehicle travel. However, the Arizona Department of Transportation is exempted from the prohibition on using cameras to monitor vehicle travel on state and interstate highways.

The bill also grants standing to any Arizona qualified elector to sue a public entity for violations of these prohibitions. If a court finds a public entity in violation, it must permanently enjoin the actions and award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the plaintiff. The definition of "public entity" includes the state, its subdivisions, agencies, boards, commissions, departments, universities under the Arizona Board of Regents, and community college districts. The bill's provisions are set to become effective on the general effective date.

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