# Arizona HB 2002: parole eligibility; life imprisonment sentences

Arizona HB 2002, parole eligibility; life imprisonment sentences, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by Khyl Powell (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-13 (House Second Reading) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2002-57th-2nd-regular
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2002
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: parole eligibility; life imprisonment sentences
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-01-13, House Second Reading
- Sponsor: Khyl Powell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: criminal code - title 13, life imprisonment sentences, parole eligibility, state government - title 41
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Khyl Powell (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-01-13: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-01-12: House First Reading (House)
- undated: Rules: None (House)
- undated: Judiciary: None (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2002P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/532935)

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- SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (signed)
- SB 1552: ADOT; revisions. (signed)
- SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations (signed)
- SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight (signed)
- SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2002P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/532935)

## Related
- [SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1630-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1552: ADOT; revisions.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1552-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1497-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1336: state land department; continuation; oversight](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1336-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2002-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).