AZ HCR2026

Adds fentanyl offenses to the list of drug crimes ineligible for mandatory probation under Arizona's Proposition 200 framework, which generally requires probation rather than incarceration for personal possession of controlled substances

Persons convicted of personal possession or use of fentanyl (without a valid prescription) would be sentenced under standard sentencing guidelines rather than receiving automatic probation with drug treatment

Maintains existing exclusions from mandatory probation eligibility, including methamphetamine offenses, violent crime convictions, three prior possession convictions, and refusal of drug treatment

Requires voter approval as a ballot measure at the next general election, since it modifies the voter-approved Proposition 200 sentencing framework

First-time and second-time offenders for other controlled substances remain eligible for probation with mandatory drug treatment or education program participation