sexual extortion; classification
HB 2666 reclassifies threatening to share explicit images or force sexual acts as a felony. It increases penalties based on the victim’s age: a class 3 felony for adults, class 2 for teens aged 15-17 (requiring consecutive sentences with no probation), and class 2 for children under 15. Offenders cannot receive probation, early release, or sentence suspension for these crimes. The bill defines "sexual extortion" as threatening to damage property, harm reputation, or distribute explicit images of the victim.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 20, 2026
Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions
House Engrossed Version (02/23/2026)
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Chaptered Version
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally approved by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State, transitioning it from a House version to a Chaptered version. This change signifies the bill has become law and is now officially part of the Arizona Revised Statutes.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the status of the document was updated to reflect its enactment.
TECHNICAL
Added official approval and filing dates (April 13, 2026) to confirm the bill has become law.
Removed draft headers and formatting specific to the House version.
Changed the document title from 'House Bill 2666' to 'Chapter 61' to reflect its new legal status.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2026 · House Feb 23, 2026
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Apr 8, 2026
D
Democratic13
92% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pamela Carter
RRepublican
Co
AH
Alma Hernández
DDemocratic
Co
Beverly Pingerelli
RRepublican
Co
David Marshall
RRepublican
Co
Gail Griffin
RRepublican
Co
James Taylor
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Weninger
RRepublican
Co
John Gillette
RRepublican
Co
Joseph Chaplik
RRepublican
Co
Julie Willoughby
RRepublican
Co
Leo Biasiucci
RRepublican
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