Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1635: unlawful alert; arrests
Status: Failed, May 5, 2026
SB1635 - unlawful alert; arrests
What the bill says
An act amending title 13, chapter 25, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 13-2515; relating to escape and related offenses.
From the engrossed text, March 2, 2026:
AN ACT AMENDING Title 13, chapter 25, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 13-2515; RELATING TO ESCAPE AND RELATED OFFENSES. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section [DELETED: 1.] 1. Title 13, chapter 25, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-2515, to classification; definitions A. A person commits unlawful alerting of another person to avoid arrest if the person, with the intent to hinder, delay or prevent the lawful arrest of the other specific person, knowingly communicates information to that other person that alerts or warns that other person of a real-time, imminent effort to arrest that other person by a local, state or federal law enforcement officer. B. This section does not apply to: 1. An attorney who provides lawful legal advice to the attorney's client. 2. A person who provides information in response to a lawful request by a local, state or federal law enforcement officer. 3. A person's Communication that is made without knowledge that the person warned is the subject of an arrest. 4. A person's communication that is made without the intent to hinder, delay or prevent the lawful arrest of another specific person. C. The attorney general or the county attorney of the county in which the offense occurs may …
Sponsors
- John Kavanagh (R, SD-003) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House third reading (29 votes)
- : Passed
- : failed to pass
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : House read second time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Judiciary: do pass
- : Assigned to Judiciary
Votes
- THIRD failed to pass (May 5, 2026): 29 yea, 23 nay, failed
- RULES C&P (March 23, 2026): 5 yea, 3 nay, passed
- JUD DP (March 18, 2026): 6 yea, 3 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 2, 2026): 17 yea, 13 nay, passed
- MOTION failed to pass (March 2, 2026): 13 yea, 17 nay, failed
- RULES PFC (February 23, 2026): 5 yea, 4 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1635?
- SB1635 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): unlawful alert; arrests.
- What does SB1635 do?
- In its own words: An act amending title 13, chapter 25, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 13-2515; relating to escape and related offenses.
- What is the status of SB1635?
- Failed as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: House third reading (29 votes) (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1635?
- John Kavanagh (R, SD-003).
- Where is the official record for SB1635?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85268/?SessionId=130
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