Bill Text: AZ HB2886 | 2024 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Hate crime; classification
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-12 - House read second time [HB2886 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2024-HB2886-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: hate crime; classification |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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HB 2886 |
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Introduced by Representatives Hernandez A: Blattman, Contreras P, Gutierrez, Hernandez C, Mathis, Schwiebert, Travers, Villegas
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An Act
amending title 13, chapter 29, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-2931; relating to offenses against public order.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, chapter 29, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-2931, to read:
13-2931. Hate crime; classification
A. It is unlawful for a person to commit an act out of malice toward another person because of the other person's race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability or because of the person's perception of the other person's race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability.
B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class ___ felony.
