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AZ HCR2001

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Contreras

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Proposes constitutional amendment to prohibit death penalty sentences in Arizona by adding Article II, Section 38 stating "No person shall be sentenced to death in this state."
  • Removes references to capital offenses from Article II, Section 22 regarding bail requirements, eliminating the exception that denied bail for capital offense charges.
  • Amends Article II, Section 23 to remove the requirement that juries in death penalty cases consist of twelve persons, changing language from "death or imprisonment for thirty years or more" to only "imprisonment for thirty years or more."
  • Repeals Article XXII, Section 22 of the Arizona Constitution, which previously governed death penalty judgments.
  • Requires approval by Arizona voters at the next general election to take effect.

Legislative Description

Death penalty; prohibition

Prohibition

Last Action

House read second time

1/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules1/16/2025
Judiciary1/16/2025

Full Bill Text

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