Legislative changes effective January 1, 2015. Benefit corporations with an additional specific purpose of creating a “general public benefit” can be formed starting January 2. The Arizona Entity Restructuring Act streamlines procedures for filing with respects to mergers and domestications and allows conversion of one entity type to another.
http://www.azcc.gov/Divisions/Corporations/Legislative-changes-update-Dec-2014.pdf
Arizona – Summary of Legislative Changes January 1