---
type: "Bill"
title: "second degree murder; sentencing"
description: "second degree murder; sentencing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "55th-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2355"
citation: "Arizona HB 2355 (55th-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leo Biasiucci"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-24"
last_action: "2022-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0005e926-93f2-4094-bbf8-8ad6fd35df00"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/76826?SessionId=125"
source_hash: "a7b9db7d15e0fa8aa9c504a6cafbc94d9c5739e17318ca1361f0eb7efb1085b6"
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 HB 2355 (55th-2nd-regular) — second degree murder; sentencing

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chaptered Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/laws/0245.pdf)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/hb2355h.pdf)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/hb2355p.pdf)

## Votes

- do pass — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **17–11** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **45–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leo Biasiucci — primary (person)
- Jacqueline Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Judy M. Burges — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-24** House First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-25** House Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-02** DP `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-07** House Placed on Consent Calendar
- **2022-02-15** DP `passage`
- **2022-02-15** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-15** Transmit to Senate
- **2022-02-17** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-21** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03** DP `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-17** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-05-17** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-17** Transmit to House
- **2022-05-20** 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/0005e926-93f2-4094-bbf8-8ad6fd35df00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).