SB 1242 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

board of executive clemency; continuation

SB 1242 sets an expiration date of July 1, 2030, for Arizona's Board of Executive Clemency. The board will continue its current duties - recommending commutations, pardons, reprieves, and paroles - until that date. The bill also makes these provisions retroactive to July 1, 2025. This is a procedural sunset provision, not a policy change, meaning the board will cease operations after 2030.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 3 edits · Feb 27, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from an introduced version to a Senate engrossed version, with minor text adjustments and the addition of metadata headers. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, including the repeal of section 41-3025.13, the addition of section 41-3030.17 terminating the Board of Executive Clemency on July 1, 2030, and the retroactive application of these changes to July 1, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Added Senate engrossed metadata headers and formatting changes including line breaks and spacing adjustments.

Changed the reference title from 'board of executive clemency; continuation' to 'board of executive clemency; termination July 1, 2030'.

Modified section headers and formatting to match Senate engrossed version standards.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

25–4

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 30

Feb 27, 2025

D Democratic13

12 Yea 1

92% Yea

R Republican17

13 Yea 4 Nay

76% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors