Bill Text: AZ HB2159 | 2024 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibited court rulings; acquittal; enhancements

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-17 - House read second time [HB2159 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2024-HB2159-Introduced.html

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PREFILED    JAN 05 2024

REFERENCE TITLE: prohibited court rulings; acquittal; enhancements

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

 

 

 

HB 2159

 

Introduced by

Representative Bliss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending title 13, chapter 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-112; relating to court rulings.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 13, chapter 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-112, to read:

START_STATUTE13-112. Judgment of acquittal; aggravating circumstances; sentencing enhancements; prohibited court rulings

Notwithstanding any other law, at any time after the parties have presented evidence and before the fact finder has issued a verdict, the court may not enter a judgment of acquittal or find that an aggravating circumstance or other sentencing enhancement was not proven. END_STATUTE