AZ HB2129

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 13-1706 regarding unlawful burning of wildlands to restructure criminal penalties.

Removes separate classifications for criminal negligence (class 2 misdemeanor) and recklessness (class 1 misdemeanor) as standalone offenses.

Establishes that intentional or knowing violations that breach fire ban orders during extreme fire hazard periods constitute a class 6 felony.

Maintains that intentional burning placing another person in danger of death or serious bodily injury, or endangering another's building or occupied structure, remains a class 3 felony.

Preserves existing exceptions for lawful agricultural burning, government fire management operations, prescribed burns with state forester authority, and lawful agency-conducted activities.