HB 2175 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

crimes; hostility towards victims; sentencing

Arizona's HB 2175 increases prison sentences for certain crimes committed "out of hostility toward a victim because of the victim's identity in a protected group" (as defined in state law). It applies to offenses like assault (Section 13-1203), criminal damage (Section 13-1602), and other felonies listed in the bill. If convicted under these circumstances, defendants face a 3- to 5-year sentence increase (depending on felony class) and cannot receive probation, suspended sentences, or early release until the full term is served. The law explicitly states it does not restrict constitutional free speech rights.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 2 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

House Failed

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version (03/03/2026) · 3 edits · Mar 3, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reorganized into a formal House Engrossed version with updated formatting and corrected statutory language. The most significant substantive change is the expansion of the hate crime sentencing enhancement in Section 13-1602, which now allows for a felony classification for property damage between $250 and $1,000 if committed out of hostility based on identity, whereas the previous version did not specify this lower threshold. Additionally, the hate crime enhancement in Section 13-722 was modified to increase the mandatory sentence by one year for Class 4-6 felonies and two years for Class 2-3 felonies, replacing the previous three and five-year increases.

Scope change

The scope of the hate crime sentencing enhancement was expanded to include lower-value property damage cases (between $250 and $1,000) that were previously not covered under the felony enhancement, and the mandatory sentence increases for hate crimes were reduced from three/five years to one/two years depending on the felony class.

ENFORCEMENT

The mandatory sentence increase for hate crimes was reduced from three years (for Class 4-6 felonies) and five years (for Class 2-3 felonies) to one year and two years, respectively.

Section 13-1602 was amended to classify property damage between $250 and $1,000 as a Class 6 felony if committed out of hostility based on the victim's identity, expanding the scope of hate crime penalties to lower-value incidents.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a draft introduction to a formal House Engrossed version, including corrections to statutory numbering and the addition of standard legislative headers.

Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

25–31

Failed · 4 other

Total votes 60

Mar 3, 2026

D Democratic27

4 Yea 20 Nay 3

74% Nay

R Republican33

21 Yea 11 Nay 1

63% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

DPA

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

DPA

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors