---
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).