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This law sets how much money each state agency, university and program may spend in the 2026-2027 fiscal year, adjusts some earlier years' budgets, delays part of state aid to larger school districts until July 2027, and cuts some agency operating budgets.

State government employeesLocal governmentsCourts SB1847In effect since On or before June 30, 2026 (and 4 more dates)

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Trafficking a weapon or explosive to help a criminal street gang, criminal syndicate or racketeering enterprise is now a crime without proof it was done for financial gain, and people convicted of cases involving 3 or more weapons or explosives must serve their sentence without probation or early release, except as allowed under section 31-233, subsection A or B.

Courts HB2131In effect since September 12, 2026

An adult who commits sexual extortion and knows or should have known the victim is 15, 16 or 17 now faces a class 2 felony instead of a class 3 felony, with sentences that must run back-to-back with other sexual extortion sentences.

Courts HB2666In effect since September 12, 2026

The duty to arrange burial or other funeral arrangements for a child who dies no longer falls on both parents automatically when there is an award of legal decision-making or a parenting plan saying which parent has final authority to make legal decisions for the child; the rest of the bill is wording cleanup.

Courts SB1668In effect since September 12, 2026

People in Arizona's address confidentiality program get added protection in divorce, custody and other family court cases, courts face a stricter test before ordering their home address disclosed, and the law adds felony penalties for obtaining or disclosing their address to harass, stalk or commit domestic violence against a party in those cases.

VotersElection officialsCourtsVoting HB2594In effect since September 12, 2026

The law changes how lawyers for children in dependency cases represent them, bars retaliation against foster children who report rights violations, changes how the Department of Child Safety (DCS) handles children's federal benefits and relative searches, and raises the proof needed to list someone in the child abuse registry from probable cause to a preponderance of the evidence.

Courts SB1496In effect since September 12, 2026 (and 2 more dates)

When a tenant who paid off an eviction judgment asks the court to mark it satisfied and the landlord does not respond within 15 days, the filing fee is waived, no hearing is held, the judgment is treated as satisfied once the tenant shows proof of payment, and the court may choose to seal the eviction.

HousingCourts HB2244In effect since September 12, 2026

Each county attorney may set up a veterans diversion program for charged military members and veterans, which may lead to dismissal of charges after the program is completed, though people charged with certain serious offenses cannot take part.

VeteransLocal governmentsCourtsVeterans' benefits SB1275In effect since September 12, 2026

Starting on the general effective date, a person who operates a motorcycle in violation of section 28-903, subsection B or C, of state law is guilty of reckless driving and faces the same penalties as any other reckless driving conviction.

TransportationCourts HB2941In effect since September 12, 2026

When someone is convicted of felony aggravated harassment involving domestic violence, the superior court must, if the victim or prosecutor asks, issue a lifetime order at sentencing barring the defendant from contacting the victim.

Courts SB1211In effect since September 12, 2026

Until December 31, 2031, when no bed is open in a secure state mental health facility, the Arizona State Hospital may take certain defendants found dangerous and incompetent to stand trial, with limits, and a new study committee must report on long-term options by December 31, 2026.

Local governmentsCourts HB2307Applies retroactively from after December 31, 2023 (and 5 more dates)

People asking an Arizona court to change their name must now say whether they must register as a sex offender, applicants with a conviction must send a copy of the application to prosecutors, and registered sex offenders granted a new name must be ordered to register under it.

People with felony convictionsCourts HB2223In effect since September 12, 2026

Agreements spouses make during marriage about their property must be written and signed by both, and they are enforceable unless the spouse challenging one proves, by clear and convincing evidence, problems such as fraud, coercion, lack of full knowledge or unfairness.

Courts HB2861In effect since September 12, 2026

For people convicted on or after January 1, 2027, of a dangerous crime against children, courts may not end probation early, and these probationers cannot have their probation shortened through earned time or work time credits.

People with felony convictionsCourts SB1092In effect since September 12, 2026 (and 1 more date)

Arizona now has a detailed set of rules for when a business or individual covered by the law hands over all of its assets to an independent assignee to sell and pay creditors, covering who can serve, creditor notice, claim deadlines and the order of payment.

Business ownersWorkersCourtsLawsuits SB1252In effect since September 12, 2026 (and 1 more date)

For yearly probation review hearings for certain young probationers who must register for sex offenses committed before age 18, the people who must be told about the hearing now must also be told about any prehearing the court holds.

Courts HB2046In effect since September 12, 2026

When a party to a civil case in superior court works for the judicial branch or the clerk of the superior court in that county, either side gets an automatic right to move the case to another county only if certain conditions are met; otherwise, a move based only on that job requires showing good cause.

CourtsLawsuits HB2126In effect since September 12, 2026

Selling fentanyl, or possessing it for sale in a vehicle, now brings the law's set prison ranges of 5 to 15 years (10 to 20 with a prior such conviction) at 100 grams instead of 200 grams.

Courts HB2132In effect since September 12, 2026

Arizona's existing law making it manslaughter for an adult to intentionally give a minor advice or encouragement that the minor uses to die by suicide now says this includes a "directed communication," such as texts or social media posts aimed at that minor, but not general public commentary, art or discussion not directed at the minor.

Courts HB2665In effect since September 12, 2026

Until September 30, 2028, a lien for an assessment levied under state law section 11-268 (which the bill's title calls county abatement liens) is not wiped out when a property tax lien is sold or when a court ends the owner's right to redeem the property; after that date, this protection is removed again.

Local governmentsProperty taxCourts SB1067In effect since September 12, 2026 (and 1 more date)

Property owners can bring a forcible detainer case against an unauthorized person living in a residential property after a reasonable request to leave, if a list of conditions is met, and the court must issue a writ of restitution right after it signs a judgment against that person.

Flagged for reviewHomeownersHousingCourtsLawsuits SB1426In effect since September 12, 2026

Cities, towns and counties may not maliciously delay single-family home applications or adopted licensing time frames, and the attorney general, acting on a property owner's written complaint, may enforce this with a $5,000 civil penalty per violation proven by clear and convincing evidence.

Local governmentsHomeownersConstructionHousingZoningCourtsLawsuits SB1566In effect since September 12, 2026

When a child is removed from home, DCS and the juvenile court must now presume that placing the child with an adult relative, an extended family member or a person with a significant relationship to the child is in the child's best interest, and the court must order such a placement when one is available and in the child's best interest.

CourtsHousing HB2035In effect since September 12, 2026

A person convicted of a petty offense may now petition a court to seal the records immediately after finishing the court-ordered nonmonetary terms of the sentence and being discharged, with no extra waiting period.

Courts HB2198In effect since September 12, 2026

Government agencies, employers and political subdivisions in Arizona may not stop or obstruct an employee, including a designated subject matter expert, from testifying in proceedings over a law enforcement officer's appeal of discipline, and may not retaliate against employees who testify in hearings over whether evidence should be disclosed.

WorkersLocal governmentsState government employeesEmploymentCourts HB2253In effect since September 12, 2026

Courts can now order evidence-based psychotherapy for people convicted of DUI, extreme DUI or aggravated DUI, from a wider range of licensed providers, and some repeat offenders no longer wait 45 days to become eligible for an ignition interlock restricted license.

CourtsTransportation HB2573In effect since September 12, 2026

When an appeal of a traffic violation judgment is granted, the court must report the stay to the department, and the department may not take administrative action tied to that judgment until the stay is lifted or an appellate court affirms the judgment.

TransportationCourts HB2574In effect since September 12, 2026

Arizona now splits prostitution into 2 crimes, making paying or offering to pay for sex a class 6 felony with mandatory jail minimums and a $200 assessment for victim services, while selling sex stays a class 1 misdemeanor; sex trafficking victims whose convictions are vacated also get their records sealed.

Incarcerated peopleCourts HB2720In effect since September 12, 2026

Until this law expires after September 30, 2028, a court may change certain class 4, 5 or 6 felony convictions to class 1 misdemeanors for people with no earlier felony whose offense had no victim, who finished their sentence at least 5 years ago, and who meet other conditions.

People with felony convictionsCourts HB2749In effect since September 12, 2026 (and 1 more date)

Starting after December 31, 2026, people under court-ordered mental health treatment can ask a court to review whether they still need it, and the law sets new deadlines, says who may ask, and puts the burden of proof on the treatment agency.

People with disabilitiesCourts HB2923Starts Takes effect after December 31, 2026

Compensation for erroneous convictions may now be paid only from a dedicated fund, with the state not liable beyond what that fund holds, while the law also renames and moves control of a police equipment fund, raises a prison building transfer, and adds new court reporting.

Incarcerated peopleState government employeesCourts HB4158Applies retroactively to after December 31, 2025 (and 3 more dates)

Judges in Arizona court-ordered mental health cases may let patients, attorneys and witnesses appear by phone or video, or hold a hearing that way, under set conditions, and the law clarifies how placements in secure behavioral health residential facilities are planned and coordinated.

People with disabilitiesCourts SB1242Applies retroactively from and after April 30, 2025 (and 1 more date)

Guardians of people in court-ordered mental health treatment must be told before the person is released early or the order is allowed to end. Guardians may also ask for an independent evaluation or file their own request to continue treatment, and requests by relatives and victims for release notice now go to the court instead of the treatment agency.

Courts SB1243In effect since September 12, 2026

Arizona law enforcement and other agencies may create wellness and crisis response programs for their employees, and what is said or recorded in these programs is kept confidential except in certain situations, such as a clear danger, a criminal investigation or a waiver.

WorkersState government employeesLocal governmentsEmploymentCourts SB1400In effect since September 12, 2026

Assaulting an employee of a public utility, a licensed telecommunications provider, a licensed video service provider or certain other utilities while the employee is doing work duties, when the attacker knows or has reason to know who the victim is, can now be charged as aggravated assault, a class 6 felony.

WorkersCourtsEmployment SB1448In effect since September 12, 2026

If a hearing officer, judge or appeals board finds a law enforcement officer was fired without just cause, the employer does not reinstate the officer, and a superior court also finds the firing was without just cause, the employer must pay the officer's taxable costs, reasonable attorney fees and expert fees for both the appeal hearing and the court case.

WorkersLocal governmentsEmploymentCourtsLawsuits SB1493In effect since September 12, 2026

Health care providers, health care institutions and drug manufacturers may not pay patients' health insurance premiums (unless federal law expressly allows it), and doctors, nurses and licensed health care institutions may not advise patients to join or leave a specific insurer's plan unless the person advising is a licensed insurance producer.

People with health insuranceInsurersBusiness ownersHealth insuranceFraudCourts SB1494In effect since September 12, 2026

Each county's child abuse investigation protocols must now require that a child in a sexual abuse report be interviewed by someone trained in forensic interviewing immediately or within 72 hours after the report is received, unless the Department of Child Safety (DCS) shows good cause for a delay.

Courts SB1631In effect since September 12, 2026

When someone is put on probation, the court or probation officer must, unless other law requires otherwise, impose only conditions that are reasonably necessary, individually determined and narrowly tailored to helping the person stay law-abiding, protecting public safety and promoting rehabilitation.

Incarcerated peoplePeople with felony convictionsCourts SB1662In effect since September 12, 2026

A parent, guardian or custodian may not be considered to have abused or neglected a child, or be charged with it, solely because they cannot provide supervision, food, clothing, shelter or medical care when that inability is due solely to a lack of financial resources.

Courts HB2041In effect since September 12, 2026

At a person's first court appearance after arrest, the judge must ask whether the person is a U.S. military veteran, and for veterans not charged with certain serious crimes, the court must share information on veterans' services and prosecutors must consider a referral to veterans court or a similar program.

VeteransCourtsVeterans' benefits HB2226In effect since September 12, 2026

Courts may no longer charge people any fees or repayment related to having a public defender, and the law now bars jury fees, appellate filing fees and a jury-trial filing fee for criminal defendants, while counties pay for appeal records and transcripts.

Courts HB2265In effect since September 12, 2026

Eligible people, such as police officers, judges, election officers and people under protective orders, can now ask a court to hide a broad range of their identifying information in county recorder, assessor and treasurer records, though property identifiers like parcel numbers and property addresses are not covered by the new definition and voter registration records are excluded.

Election officialsState government employeesLocal governmentsCourtsHousing HB2327In effect since September 12, 2026

Starting after June 30, 2027, a court may, at a driver's request, order a device that keeps a vehicle at or below the posted speed limit instead of a license suspension for certain speeding-related violations, with exceptions such as photo enforcement tickets.

TransportationCourts HB2417Starts Takes effect after June 30, 2027

To avoid losing his parental rights on this ground, a potential father who receives a certain legal notice must now both file a paternity action and serve the mother with a copy of it within 30 days after that notice is served.

Courts HB4042In effect since September 12, 2026

When a person facing a court-ordered mental health evaluation or treatment petition is already admitted to a licensed screening or evaluation agency, a court may now let that agency's employees hand-deliver the required court papers to the person.

Courts SB1113In effect since September 12, 2026

In sex offense prosecutions, one of the limited exceptions that lets a judge admit evidence of a victim's past sexual activity now covers activity showing the source of a "physical injury" instead of "trauma."

Courts SB1669In effect since September 12, 2026

Courts may now order a person under a domestic violence protection order to share their home, work or vehicle details with the protected person in certain cases, and judges must order electronic monitoring (where available) and no contact with the victim when releasing someone charged with a felony domestic violence offense that caused physical harm.

Courts SB1723In effect since September 12, 2026

Images, videos and 911 calls involving a deceased minor, and records of child abuse victims, are now confidential and can be shared only with a short list of people, with criminal penalties, lawsuits and fines for improper release or for profiting from death scene images.

State government employeesLocal governmentsCourtsLawsuits HB2406In effect since September 12, 2026

When a tax lien goes unpaid and the property is headed to court foreclosure, the lien buyer can now also ask the court for an 'excess proceeds sale' (a public auction that can return leftover money to the owner), the request can be made any time before the judgment takes effect, and the auction's minimum bid is now the amount the court sets.

Property taxCourtsLawsuits HB2780In effect since September 12, 2026

Knowingly lending a car without a working ignition interlock device to someone required to use one becomes a class 6 felony, instead of a class 1 misdemeanor, if that driver is involved in a collision that causes death or serious physical injury.

TransportationCourts HB2800In effect since September 12, 2026

The law creates a state grant fund for cities and counties to start or expand veterans' court programs, and requires the state prison system to share monthly lists of soon-to-be-released veterans with the Department of Veterans' Services so it can reach out about benefits.

VeteransIncarcerated peopleLocal governmentsCourtsVeterans' benefits HB2960In effect since September 12, 2026 (and 1 more date)

When a court finds a parent committed domestic violence, now defined to include a pattern of "coercive control," that parent faces a mandatory presumption against getting legal decision-making or parenting time, must meet higher proof standards to overcome it, and stays under that presumption in later modification cases.

Courts HB2995Immediately, as an emergency measure (approved by the governor June 22, 2026)

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Arizona creates a temporary study committee that must look at ways to improve mental health screening for people who are arrested or held in jail or prison, and report its recommendations by the end of 2026 and 2027, before the committee ends after December 31, 2027.

Incarcerated peopleCourts HB2673In effect since September 12, 2026 (and 3 more dates)

Starting after December 31, 2026, Arizona's child abuse hotline must pull together a child's and siblings' full history of prior calls and investigations and review recent calls, and repeat reports about the same caregiver and calls about children in dependency cases get added handling.

Courts SB1174Starts From and after December 31, 2026