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AZ HB2853

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2026

Primary Sponsor

Walter Blackman

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Grants the United States concurrent jurisdiction over juvenile delinquency matters on seven military installations in Arizona: Fort Huachuca Army Base, Yuma Proving Ground, Camp Navajo Army Base, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Luke Air Force Base, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and Barry M. Goldwater Range

  • Requires the federal government to submit a formal written request to Arizona's governor with legal descriptions and plats before concurrent jurisdiction takes effect for each installation

  • Maintains Arizona's existing state jurisdiction over these military lands alongside the new federal concurrent jurisdiction

  • Allows Arizona to withdraw jurisdiction over any covered land by providing three years' written notice from the governor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense

  • Limits concurrent jurisdiction to lands actually owned or controlled by the United States, with jurisdiction terminating if federal ownership or control ends

Legislative Description

Military bases; juvenile delinquency; jurisdiction

Last Action

House read second time

1/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/22/2026
Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections1/22/2026

Full Bill Text

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