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ArizonaHB 2720Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular SessionHouse

prostitution; assessment; anti-human trafficking fund

Sponsored By: Selina Bliss (Republican)

Signed by Governor

anti-human trafficking fundassessmentcourts and civil proceedings - title 12criminal code - title 13prostitutionstate government - title 41

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5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.

Trafficking survivors can clear convictions

People convicted under the state prostitution law or a similar local law can ask a court to vacate the conviction. They must prove clearly and convincingly that sex trafficking directly led to the offense. If approved, the court removes related penalties and disabilities, seals related records, and the conviction no longer counts as a historical felony prior. They generally can say they were never arrested, charged, or convicted of that offense, except in fingerprint-clearance-card matters.

Eligible people can seal criminal records

People with convictions, dismissed charges, acquittals, or arrests without charges can ask a court to seal eligible records. For convictions, they must finish nonmonetary sentence terms, be discharged, and pay court-ordered fines, fees, and restitution; waiting periods are 10 years for class 2 or 3 felonies, 5 years for class 4–6 felonies, 3 years for class 1 misdemeanors, and 2 years for class 2 or 3 misdemeanors. Vacated convictions can be petitioned for sealing immediately, and courts generally wait 60 days after filing before deciding. Some serious offenses are excluded, and sealed records remain available for specified legal and official uses. The Department of Public Safety may charge a record-update fee, except for indigent petitioners and cases dismissed or not prosecuted.

More grants for anti-trafficking programs

Arizona’s anti-trafficking grant fund receives collections under state law and money appropriated by the legislature. Fund money is continuously available for programs that reduce trafficking. A program qualifies by helping law enforcement analyze trafficking, serving victims, or training agencies and the public to prevent and identify trafficking. Collections from buyer-offense convictions must be used only for services to sex-trafficking victims. The law sets no total grant amount.

Buyers face jail and a $200 assessment

A person who knowingly offers or agrees to pay, or pays, for sexual conduct commits a class 6 felony. Minimum consecutive jail terms are 15 days for a first conviction, 30 for a second, and 60 for a third; a later violation after three or more prior convictions is a class 4 felony with at least 180 days. A third conviction also requires an education or treatment program, and probation or a suspended sentence is barred until the required jail term is served. Courts must add a nonwaivable $200 assessment, which funds services for trafficking victims. The trafficking-victim defense applies to sellers, not buyers.

Repeat prostitution sellers face harsher penalties

A person commits the seller-side prostitution offense by knowingly offering or agreeing to receive, or receiving, money or something valuable for sexual conduct. The offense is a class 1 misdemeanor. A later violation after three or more prior convictions is a class 5 felony.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Selina Bliss

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Analise Ortiz

    Democratic • Senate

  • Flavio Bravo

    Democratic • Senate

  • Janae Shamp

    Republican • Senate

  • Leo Biasiucci

    Republican • House

  • Quang H Nguyen

    Republican • House

  • Shawnna Bolick

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 73 • No: 24

Senate vote • 5/26/2026

Third Reading: Passed

Yes: 17 • No: 7

Senate vote • 3/25/2026

Judiciary and Elections: DP

Yes: 4 • No: 3

House vote • 3/11/2026

Third Reading: Passed

Yes: 37 • No: 14

House vote • 2/9/2026

Rules: C&P

Yes: 7 • No: 0

House vote • 2/4/2026

Judiciary: DPA

Yes: 8 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor

    6/4/2026Governor

  2. Third Reading: Passed

    5/26/2026Senate

  3. Committee of the Whole: do pass

    4/20/2026Senate

  4. Rules: PFC

    3/30/2026Senate

  5. Judiciary and Elections: DP

    3/25/2026Senate

  6. Senate Second Reading

    3/18/2026Senate

  7. Senate First Reading

    3/17/2026Senate

  8. Third Reading: Passed

    3/11/2026House

  9. Committee of the Whole: do pass amended

    3/9/2026House

  10. Committee of the Whole: Retained on the Calendar

    2/24/2026House

  11. Rules: C&P

    2/9/2026House

  12. Judiciary: DPA

    2/4/2026House

  13. House Second Reading

    1/22/2026House

  14. House First Reading

    1/21/2026House

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