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AZ SB1449

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2022

Primary Sponsor

Martin Quezada

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Amends the definition of "historical prior felony conviction" in Arizona Revised Statutes section 13-105 to reduce the lookback period for class 2 and 3 felonies from ten years to six years preceding the current offense.

  • Reduces the lookback period for class 4, 5, and 6 felonies from five years to five years (no change) and maintains the same exclusions for time spent on absconder status, escape status, or incarcerated.

  • Maintains existing categories of historical prior felony convictions including those mandating imprisonment, dangerous offenses, criminal enterprise violations, aggravated DUI, and dangerous crimes against children.

  • Clarifies that time spent on absconder or escape status while on probation or incarcerated is excluded when calculating whether an offense falls within the applicable lookback period.

  • Makes minor technical corrections to the statute including replacing "permitted" with "allowed" in related definitions.

Legislative Description

Historical prior felony conviction; definition

Sentencing

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/31/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules1/27/2022
Judiciary1/27/2022

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