lifetime injunction; undesignated offenses
SB 1449 allows courts to temporarily treat certain class 6 felony convictions as misdemeanors during probation, but the offense remains classified as a felony for critical legal consequences like firearm restrictions, DNA collection, and sentencing enhancements. It directly affects defendants convicted of non-dangerous class 6 felonies who qualify for this temporary classification. The bill requires courts to formally reclassify such offenses as misdemeanors upon successful probation completion, while ensuring lifetime injunctions (prohibiting contact with victims) remain valid even if the conviction later gets downgraded. These changes apply to all relevant cases, including those where prosecutors or courts initially designated the offense as a misdemeanor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Signed May 2, 2025
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MINOR
This bill was finalized and approved by the Governor on May 2, 2025. The substantive legal text of Senate Bill 1449 remains unchanged from the Senate Engrossed version to the Chaptered version. The primary differences are formatting, page numbering, and the addition of official approval signatures and filing dates.
TECHNICAL
Added official chapter number (Chapter 105), Governor approval date (May 2, 2025), and Secretary of State filing date (May 2, 2025) to the document.
Reformatted page headers and footers to match the official chaptered version format, including adding 'State of Arizona' and 'Senate' section headers.
Removed draft page numbering markers and replaced with official chaptered version formatting.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2025 · House Apr 28, 2025
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Feb 26, 2025
D
Democratic13
84% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Amendments
2
May 2, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shawnna Bolick
RRepublican
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