Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2028: DWR; application; administrative completeness
Status: Vetoed, June 19, 2026
HB2028 - (NOW: homelessness; indigence; community restitution)
What the bill says
An act Amending section 13-824, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to court assessments.
From the engrossed text, April 13, 2026:
AN ACT Amending section 13-824, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to court assessments. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 13-824, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to definition A. Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided in subsection B of this section, if a monetary obligation is imposed on a defendant at sentencing and the court finds the defendant is unable to pay all or part of the monetary obligation, on the defendant's request the court may order the defendant to perform community restitution in lieu of the payment for all or part of the monetary obligation. The court shall credit community restitution performed at a rate that is equal to the minimum wage prescribed by section 23-363, subsections A and B, rounded up to the nearest dollar. b. if the court finds that the defendant is unable to pay all or part of an assessment imposed pursuant to section 12-114.01 and that the defendant is experiencing homelessness and is indigent pursuant to the Arizona rules of criminal procedure, the court may order the defendant to perform mandatory community restitution in lieu of the payment of all of the assessment. B. C. This section does not apply to the assessment imposed pursuant to sections 12-116.05, 12-116.06, 12-116.07, 12-116.08 and 12-116.09 and to the surcharge imposed and collected …
Sponsors
- Gail Griffin (R, HD-019) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : failed to pass
- : Passed
- : Senate third reading passed (16 votes)
- : Senate Committee of the Whole
- : Transmitted to House
- : Passed
- : do pass amended
- : Assigned to Judiciary and Elections
Votes
- FINAL Passed (June 9, 2026): 50 yea, 5 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (April 13, 2026): 16 yea, 10 nay, passed
- JUDE DPA/SE (March 25, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 23, 2026): 32 yea, 25 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (February 16, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- NREW DP (February 10, 2026): 6 yea, 4 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2028?
- HB2028 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): DWR; application; administrative completeness.
- What does HB2028 do?
- In its own words: An act Amending section 13-824, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to court assessments.
- What is the status of HB2028?
- Vetoed as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2028?
- Gail Griffin (R, HD-019).
- Where is the official record for HB2028?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83568/?SessionId=130
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