During the 2021 Legislative session, Governor Ducey signed HB2166 allowing ACJC to conduct a statewide inventory of criminal justice systems. Below is the initial findings report.

Arizona Legislative Process Overview

Arizona Legislative Annual Reports

 

Arizona Felony Criminal Code Review Report

Legislative Accomplishments

2024

HB 2716	Arizona Criminal Justice Commission; members.

2023

SB 1588	Criminal Justice Data Collection; System (Vetoed due to hostile amendment added)

2022

HB 2132	Minimum Balance Notification; Victim Fund (became part of Budget Bill HB2862).
SB 1183	AZPost; General Fund; Appropriation (note: removes AZPost from the CJEF formula and adjusts the % distributed to other agencies).

2021

HB 2166	Criminal Justice Commission; Data Collection
HB 2158	Protective Orders; Central Repository Notification

2020 *Legislative Session was concluded in March due to Covid 19 shutdown

SB 1771	Criminal Justice Commission; Reporting. This bill would expand research and data transparency.
HB 2437	Concealed Weapons Permit; Validity Check. This bill would close loopholes in the CCW process.
HB 2411	Convictions; Penalties; Surcharge Distribution.
HB 2227	Criminal Justice Commission; Data Collection. Expanding research and data transparency.
HB 2131	Arizona Criminal Justice Commission; Membership. This bill would expand ACJC's Commission Membership.

2019

SB 1250	Injunction against Harassment; Sexual Violence- provides greater protections for victims of sexual assault in the injunctions against harassment process.

2018

HB 2247	Amends statutory reporting requirements for ACJC required Sexual Assault Report.
HB 2249	Complete overhaul of Arizona’s Orders of Protection and Injunction Against Harassment Processes.

2017

HB 2085	Requires fingerprints be taken for theft and shoplifting be attached to the sentencing order.
HB 2087	Continues ACJC until July 1, 2025.
HB 2375	Increases protection for victims utilizing the Victim Compensation Program by creating a stay of debt collection process and requiring that health care providers agree to accept payment from the victim compensation program as payment in full for services.

2016

HB 2154	Improves public safety by cleaning up the definition of failure to appear by combining duplicative provisions in current statute and defining the county sheriff as the “booking agent” for all felonies and misdemeanor domestic violence, sexual assault, and DUI charges.
SB 1210	Allows for greater flexibility in the use of Resource Center Funds to support the important criminal justice research and reporting by ACJC’s Statistical Analysis Center.
SB 1211	Allows for greater flexibility in how the Victim Compensation and Assistance Fund can expend funds across both program areas to meet the needs of the Arizona’s victims of crime.

2015

SB 1295	Requires the courts to permanently affix a defendant’s fingerprint to the sentencing document, if no fingerprint was taken, it requires the booking agency to take finger print.
SB 1373	Provides for an indicator to law enforcement for individuals with a mental health court ruling.

2014

HB 2322	Allows for the automatic transmission of mental health court rulings into and out of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

 

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