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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "mandatory prison sentences; judicial discretion"
+description: "mandatory prison sentences; judicial discretion"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
+legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
+session: "57th-2nd-regular"
+identifier: "SB 1275"
+citation: "Arizona SB 1275 (57th-2nd-regular)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["David Gowan"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2026-01-22"
+last_action: "2026-06-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/670d34e7-2fb7-4a2e-a223-dc4819f15b30"
+source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84790?SessionId=130"
+source_hash: "630a4131fdb5536add28d7147d89b0365b4d157cbd0a32b5d59eb6e4f6ff6c28"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-az"]
+---
+
+# Arizona SB 1275 (57th-2nd-regular) — mandatory prison sentences; judicial discretion
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HOUSE - Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/541527)
+2. **HOUSE - SUB Floor Amend to FMAE - Blackman - passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543388)
+3. **HOUSE - SUB Floor Amend to FMAE - Kolodin - passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543389)
+4. **House Engrossed Version (06/09/2026)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/sb1275h.pdf)
+5. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/sb1275p.pdf)
+6. **SENATE - Gowan flr amend (ref Bill) adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/539860)
+7. **Senate Engrossed Version (03/17/2026)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2r/bills/sb1275s.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passed — **56–0** (pass) · lower
+- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- Passed — **27–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passed — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- Passed — **19–7** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- David Gowan — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-22** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2026-01-26** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-11** DP `committee-passage`
+- **2026-03-05** DPA `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-03-17** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-03-17** Transmit to House
+- **2026-03-18** House First Reading. `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-19** House Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-25** DPA `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-06-01** DPA `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-06-09** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-06-09** Transmit to Senate
+- **2026-06-11** PASSED `passage`
+- **2026-06-11** PASSED `passage`
+- **2026-06-12** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/670d34e7-2fb7-4a2e-a223-dc4819f15b30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).
+