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AZ SB1820

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

David Farnsworth

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Raises monetary thresholds for criminal damage classifications, including increasing the class 4 felony threshold from $10,000 to $13,800 and adjusting lower felony and misdemeanor thresholds proportionally upward by approximately 38-45%

  • Increases theft felony thresholds significantly: class 2 felony threshold rises from $25,000 to $36,500, class 1 misdemeanor ceiling rises from $1,000 to $1,500, with intermediate thresholds adjusted accordingly

  • Raises shoplifting felony thresholds, with class 5 felony threshold increasing from $2,000 to $2,900 and class 1 misdemeanor ceiling rising from $1,000 to $1,500

  • Increases monetary thresholds for credit card fraud, bad check offenses, and credit card transaction record theft, with thresholds generally raised by 40-100% depending on the offense

  • Adjusts thresholds across multiple other statutes including arson, food stamp fraud, commercial bribery, charter school fund misappropriation, and fraudulent schemes, reflecting inflation adjustments to criminal offense classifications

Legislative Description

Criminal monetary thresholds; offense classifications

Definitions

Last Action

Senate JUDE Committee action: Discussed and Held, voting: (0-0-0-0)

2/18/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/5/2026
Judiciary and Elections2/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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