SB 1535 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

prostitution; assessment; anti-human trafficking fund.

SB 1535 requires courts to collect a $200 assessment from individuals convicted of specific prostitution offenses under Arizona law (ARS 13-3214), with no waiver allowed. The funds collected flow directly to Arizona’s Anti-Human Trafficking Grant Fund, established under ARS 41-1736. This fund supports programs that assist trafficking victims, provide law enforcement support, or offer public education on preventing and identifying human trafficking. The bill does not change prostitution prohibitions but directs penalties toward funding anti-trafficking initiatives.

Bill status introduced 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2026

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Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Mar 9, 2026

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Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from an introduced version to a Senate Engrossed version, incorporating significant amendments to Arizona's prostitution and human trafficking laws. The changes include reclassifying certain prostitution offenses, creating a new mechanism to vacate convictions for sex trafficking victims, expanding record-sealing rights, and directing specific fines exclusively to victim services.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include new statutes for vacating sex trafficking convictions (Section 13-909) and broadening the criteria for sealing criminal records (Section 13-911), while the definition of prostitution was tightened to explicitly include offering to receive payment.

DEFINITION

The definition of prostitution was modified to explicitly include 'offering to receive' payment for sexual conduct, closing a potential loophole for buyers.

ELIGIBILITY

A new provision was added allowing courts to vacate convictions for individuals who were coerced into prostitution as victims of sex trafficking.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were established for sealing criminal records, including specific timeframes based on felony class and exceptions for serious violent crimes.

FISCAL

Fines collected from repeat prostitution offenders are now required to be used exclusively for services to sex trafficking victims rather than the general anti-trafficking fund.

ENFORCEMENT

The bill clarifies that vacated sex trafficking convictions cannot be used as prior felonies for sentencing enhancements or background checks.

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Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

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Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

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1 primary · 7 co-sponsors