AZ HB2664

Establishes the Arizona Sentencing Commission to collect data and evaluate the effectiveness of Arizona's sentencing practices, policies, and alternative sentencing programs.

Commission membership consists of 23 members including the Chief Justice (chair), directors of corrections and probation, legislators, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, university faculty, and representatives from psychiatric and substance abuse fields.

Commission powers include collecting recidivism data from probation departments and correctional facilities, evaluating sentencing trends in other states, reviewing Arizona's sentencing structure, and submitting annual reports to legislature judiciary committees.

Commission must meet at least quarterly, hold public meetings, maintain accessible records, and may request information and data from state agencies and conduct fact-finding hearings.

The Arizona Sentencing Commission terminates on July 1, 2021, and Title 41, Chapter 48 is repealed on January 1, 2022.