# Arizona SB 1275: mandatory prison sentences; judicial discretion

Arizona SB 1275, mandatory prison sentences; judicial discretion, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David Gowan (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-22 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1275
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: mandatory prison sentences; judicial discretion
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-06-22, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: David Gowan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: counties - title 11 (h), criminal code - title 13, criminal diversion programs (h), definitions, diversion program (h), judicial discretion, mandatory prison sentences, mandatory term of imprisonment, military members (h), sentencing and imprisonment, veterans (h), veterans diversion program (h)
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (121 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Veterans may get prosecution diversion: mixed, medium. Arizona county attorneys may establish veterans diversion programs, but they are not required to do so. A county attorney decides whether to divert a military member or veteran with a service-related mental health condition before a guilty plea or trial. The judge and prosecutor agree on entry rule…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Gowan (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | Senate | Concurrence: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2026-06-11 | Senate | Final Reading: Passed | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-09 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 56 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections: DPA | pass | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 19 | 7 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Judiciary and Elections: DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-06-22: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-11: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-06-01: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2026-03-30: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-03-25: Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections: DPA (House)
- 2026-03-19: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-03-18: House First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-17: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Judiciary and Elections: DP (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Senate First Reading (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0221.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544346)
- House Engrossed Version (06/09/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1275H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543404)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1275P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534361)
- Senate Engrossed Version (03/17/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1275S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539866)

## Related bills

- SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed)
- SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (signed)
- SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed)
- HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed)
- HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed)
- HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0221.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544346)
- [House Engrossed Version (06/09/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1275H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (06/09/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543404)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1275P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534361)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/17/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1275S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (03/17/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539866)

## Related
- [SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1189-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1215-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2477-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1275-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).