security guards; aggravated assault

HB 2864 amends Arizona's aggravated assault law to specifically include attacks against registered security guards while they are performing their official duties. The bill adds security guards (defined as those registered under Title 32, Chapter 26) to the list of protected individuals, alongside first responders, teachers, healthcare workers, and others. It also creates new aggravated assault offenses for intentionally taking weapons from first responders or obstructing their breathing. Violators face mandatory minimum prison sentences without parole eligibility for assaults on first responders, and the law removes the defense that an officer was "not on duty" during the assault.