Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2671: chronic felony offenders; juveniles
Status: In committee, March 24, 2026
HB2671 - chronic felony offenders; juveniles
What the bill says
An act AMENDING SECTIONs 8-201, 8-202 and 8-305, Arizona Revised Statutes; REPEALING section 8-327, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending sections 8-341, 13-501, 13-610, 13-1206, 13-3967 and 36-520, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING TO criminal RESPONSIBILITY.
From the engrossed text, March 9, 2026:
AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONs 8-201, 8-202 and 8-305, Arizona Revised Statutes; REPEALING section 8-327, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending sections 8-341, 13-501, 13-610, 13-1206, 13-3967 and 36-520, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING TO criminal RESPONSIBILITY. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 8-201, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE8-201. Definitions In this title, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Abandoned" means the failure of the parent to provide reasonable support and to maintain regular contact with the child, including providing normal supervision. Abandoned includes a judicial finding that a parent has made only minimal efforts to support and communicate with the child. Failure to maintain a normal parental relationship with the child without just cause for a period of six months constitutes prima facie evidence of abandonment. 2. "Abuse": (a) Means the infliction or allowing of physical injury, impairment of bodily function or disfigurement or the infliction of or allowing another person to cause serious emotional damage as evidenced by severe anxiety, depression, withdrawal or untoward aggressive behavior and which emotional damage is diagnosed by a medical doctor or psychologist and is caused by the acts or omissions of an individual who has the care, custody and control of a child, including an employee of a …
Sponsors
- Hernandez, Consuelo (D, HD-021) · primary sponsor
- Leo Biasiucci (R, HD-030)
- Pamela Carter (R, HD-004)
- John Gillette (R, HD-030)
- Laurin Hendrix (R, HD-014)
- Hernandez, Alma (D, HD-020)
- Hernandez, Lydia (D, HD-024)
- Elda Luna-Najera (D, HD-022)
- Michele Pena (R, HD-023)
- Rivero, Tony (R, HD-027)
- Volk, Kevin (D, HD-017)
- Weninger, Jeff (R, HD-013)
Latest actions
- : Senate read second time
- : Senate read first time
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Assigned to Judiciary and Elections
- : House third reading passed (51 votes)
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : Retained on the Calendar
- : House read second time
Votes
- THIRD Passed (March 11, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (February 23, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- GOV DPA (February 11, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB2671?
- HB2671 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): chronic felony offenders; juveniles.
- What does HB2671 do?
- In its own words: An act AMENDING SECTIONs 8-201, 8-202 and 8-305, Arizona Revised Statutes; REPEALING section 8-327, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending sections 8-341, 13-501, 13-610, 13-1206, 13-3967 and 36-520, Arizona Revised Statutes; RELATING TO criminal RESPONSIBILITY.
- What is the status of HB2671?
- In committee as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Senate read second time (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2671?
- Hernandez, Consuelo (D, HD-021), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2671?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84487/?SessionId=130
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