AZ SB1649

Repeals 15 aggravating factors from Arizona sentencing law, reducing the list from 27 to 12 aggravating circumstances that courts may consider when sentencing felons.

Eliminates aggravating factors related to property value, accomplices, pecuniary motivation, prior felony convictions within 10 years, masks/disguises, remote stun guns, and fleeing police violations.

Retains aggravating factors including serious physical injury, deadly weapons, heinous manner of offense, public servant status, victim harm, unborn child death, body armor, victim age/disability, fiduciary breach, hate crimes, and ambushing.

Removes requirement that prior felony convictions (paragraph 11) be found by jury beyond reasonable doubt, allowing courts to find this factor true independently.

Renumbers remaining aggravating factors from 1-18 down to 1-13 to reflect the elimination of the repealed factors.