licensed secure facility; incompetent defendants
SB 1604 amends Arizona law to ensure time spent in a licensed secure health facility by defendants found incompetent to stand trial counts toward their criminal sentence for the original charges. It directly affects defendants in Arizona who are deemed incompetent and committed to such facilities under Section 13-4521. Key provisions require courts to credit all time served in these facilities against the sentence for the underlying offense (Section 13-712), limit commitment periods to the presumptive sentence for the original charge (Section 13-4521), and mandate specific hearings to determine dangerousness within 120 days (Section 13-4521). The bill streamlines how custody time is calculated for this population, ensuring it reduces the total prison time they would otherwise serve. This law was signed by the governor in May 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Signed May 2, 2025
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What changed between versions
Senate Engrossed Version
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Chaptered Version
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MODERATE
The bill was finalized and approved by the Governor on May 2, 2025, transitioning from a Senate-drafted version to a Chaptered House version. The substantive scope of the law was significantly narrowed: the final text removed all amendments related to calculating prison terms and handling dangerous/incompetent defendants, leaving only a minor definition update for 'secure' facilities in the Arizona Revised Statutes.
Scope change
The bill's scope was reduced from amending three separate sections of the Arizona Revised Statutes (regarding prison time calculations, dangerous defendant proceedings, and facility definitions) to amending only one section (facility definitions).
SCOPE
All text regarding the calculation of imprisonment terms for defendants found competent to stand trial after involuntary commitment was removed.
The entire section governing trials for dangerous and incompetent defendants, including rules for evidence, commitment orders, and annual reporting, was removed.
DEFINITION
The definition of 'secure' facilities was retained and finalized, defining them as premises that limit a patient's exit in the least restrictive manner consistent with their treatment plan.
TECHNICAL
The document format was updated to reflect the House Engrossed Version and Chaptered status with Governor approval dated May 2, 2025.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025 · House Apr 14, 2025
How they voted
24–3
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 30
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic13
53% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
8
Committee
0
Amendments
4
May 2, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hildy Angius
RRepublican
Co
Brian Fernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Carine Werner
RRepublican
Co
Dave Farnsworth
RRepublican
Co
David Gowan
RRepublican
Co
Janae Shamp
RRepublican
Co
John Kavanagh
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Payne
RRepublican
Co
Leo Biasiucci
RRepublican
Co
Matt Gress
RRepublican
Co
Tim Dunn
RRepublican
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