Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2044: abandonment; concealment of body; classification
Status: In committee, June 12, 2026
HB2044 - abandonment; concealment of body; classification
What the bill says
An act amending section 13-2926, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to offenses against public order.
From the engrossed text, February 24, 2026:
AN ACT amending section 13-2926, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to offenses against public order. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 13-2926, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE13-2926. Abandonment or concealment of a dead body; classification A. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly move a dead human body or parts of a human body with the intent to abandon or conceal the dead human body or parts. [ADDED: B. This section does not apply to ] [ADDED: either of the following:] [ADDED: 1] [DELETED: B. This section does not apply to ] [DELETED: [either of the following:] [DELETED: 1] . The disposition, transportation or other handling of dead human remains for any purpose authorized under title 32, chapter 12, title 32, chapter 20, article 6 and title 36, chapters 3 and 7. [ADDED: 2. The mother of an unborn child if the gestational age of the unborn child at the time of the disposition, transportation or other handling ] [DELETED: [2. The mother of an unborn child if the gestational age of the unborn child at the time of the disposition, transportation or other handling ] is less than twenty weeks. C. A person who violates this section is guilty of a …
Sponsors
- Selina Bliss (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Senate read first time
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : House third reading passed (31 votes)
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Assigned to Judiciary
Votes
- THIRD Passed (February 25, 2026): 31 yea, 22 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (January 26, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- JUD DPA (January 14, 2026): 6 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2044?
- HB2044 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): abandonment; concealment of body; classification.
- What does HB2044 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 13-2926, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to offenses against public order.
- What is the status of HB2044?
- In committee as of June 12, 2026. Latest action: Senate read first time (June 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2044?
- Selina Bliss (R, HD-001).
- Where is the official record for HB2044?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83602/?SessionId=130
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