Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1502: unlawful flight; reckless endangerment; violation.
Status: Failed, June 12, 2026
SB1502 - unlawful flight; reckless endangerment; violation.
What the bill says
An act AMENDING section 28-622.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to unlawful flight.
From the engrossed text, March 2, 2026:
AN ACT AMENDING section 28-622.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to unlawful flight. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 28-622.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to violation; classification; marked and unmarked vehicles; reckless endangerment a. A driver of a motor vehicle who wilfully flees or attempts to elude a pursuing official law enforcement vehicle is guilty of a class 5 felony if the law enforcement vehicle is either: 1. Being operated in the manner described in section 28-624, subsection C and is appropriately marked to show that it is an official law enforcement vehicle. 2. Unmarked and either of the following applies: (a) The driver admits to knowing that the vehicle was an official law enforcement vehicle. (b) Evidence shows that the driver knew that the vehicle was an official law enforcement vehicle. B. A driver of a motor vehicle is guilty of a class 4 felony if the driver violates subsection a of this section and the driver operates the motor VEHICLE in a manner that recklessly endangers the life of another person while fleeing or attempting to elude a PURSUING OFFICIAL law enforcement vehicle. c. A driver of a motor vehicle is guilty of a class 2 felony if the driver violates subsection a …
Sponsors
- David Gowan (R, SD-019) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House third reading (20 votes)
- : failed to pass
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Judiciary: do pass
- : Assigned to Judiciary
- : Passed
Votes
- THIRD failed to pass (June 12, 2026): 20 yea, 35 nay, failed
- RULES C&P (March 23, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- JUD DP (March 18, 2026): 5 yea, 4 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 2, 2026): 16 yea, 13 nay, passed
- PS DP (February 11, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1502?
- SB1502 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): unlawful flight; reckless endangerment; violation.
- What does SB1502 do?
- In its own words: An act AMENDING section 28-622.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to unlawful flight.
- What is the status of SB1502?
- Failed as of June 12, 2026. Latest action: House third reading (20 votes) (June 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1502?
- David Gowan (R, SD-019).
- Where is the official record for SB1502?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85101/?SessionId=130
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