unlawful flight; reckless endangerment; violation.
This bill changes Arizona's penalties for drivers who intentionally evade police vehicles. It creates three felony classifications: a Class 5 felony for fleeing marked police cars (or unmarked cars when the driver admits or knew it was police), a Class 4 felony for endangering others while fleeing, and a Class 2 felony for causing serious injury, transporting minors under 15, or having prior traffic violations. The law directly affects drivers who knowingly flee law enforcement, with penalties escalating based on the severity of the situation.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Failed
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2026
Last action Jun 12, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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Senate Engrossed Version (03/02/2026)
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Mar 2, 2026
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative draft to an official 'Senate Engrossed' version, indicating it has passed the Senate and is ready for the next stage. The substantive legal text regarding unlawful flight and reckless endangerment penalties remains unchanged, though minor capitalization inconsistencies were corrected in the final version.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was updated to reflect the official 'Senate Engrossed' status, replacing the introductory 'Introduced Version' header and standardizing the formatting for the official record.
Minor capitalization errors in the legal text were corrected, such as changing 'A DRIVER' to 'A driver' and 'MOTOR VEHICLE' to 'motor vehicle', to ensure consistency with standard legal writing.
Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Jun 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Gowan
RRepublican
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