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Arizona HB2995 Domestic Violence Bill Passes

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Summary

Arizona HB2995 passed the House on February 26, 2026 with a 52-0 vote. The bill addresses domestic violence and domestic relations matters including legal decision-making and parenting time under Title 25. The legislation, which includes the Alec and Lydia Act, has been transmitted to the Senate where it was assigned to committee on March 9, 2026.

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What changed

Arizona HB2995 passed the House with overwhelming support (52-0) on February 26, 2026. The bill concerns domestic violence and domestic relations, including legal decision-making and parenting time provisions under Title 25. It includes the Alec and Lydia Act as a short title.

Affected parties including families involved in domestic relations proceedings, legal professionals handling domestic violence cases, and law enforcement should monitor the bill's progress through the Senate. If enacted, the bill would establish or modify obligations related to domestic violence response and family law proceedings in Arizona.

What to do next

  1. Monitor for Senate passage and governor signature
  2. Review bill provisions upon enactment

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Apr 15, 2026

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ChangeBridge / Arizona / HB2995 Passed HB2995 House Bill Passed 2026-02-26

Domestic relations; domestic violence

Bill Details

State Arizona

Session Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

Chamber House

Official Source apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85507

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Sponsors

Lisa Fink (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-04-14 S Senate minority caucus: Do pass 2026-04-14 S Senate majority caucus: Do pass 2026-04-13 S Senate RULES Committee action: Proper For Consideration, voting: (0-0-0-0) 2026-03-23 S Senate FED Committee action: Do Pass Amended, voting: (4-3-0-0) 2026-03-10 S Senate read second time 2026-03-09 S Assigned to Senate RULES Committee 2026-03-09 S Assigned to Senate FED Committee 2026-03-09 S Introduced in Senate and read first time 2026-02-26 S Transmit to Senate 2026-02-26 H House third reading PASSED voting: (52-0-8-0) 2026-02-25 H House Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended 2026-02-24 H House minority caucus: Do pass 2026-02-24 H House majority caucus: Do pass 2026-02-23 H House Committee of the Whole consent calendar 2026-02-23 H House RULES Committee action: constitutional and in proper form, voting: (6-0-0-2-0-0) 2026-02-18 H House JUD Committee action: Do Pass Amended, voting: (8-0-1-0-0-0) 2026-02-10 H House read second time 2026-02-09 H Assigned to House RULES Committee 2026-02-09 H Assigned to House JUD Committee 2026-02-09 H Introduced in House and read first time

Votes

2026-02-18 House Judiciary Committee Action (DPA) Yea: 8 Nay: 0 2026-02-23 House Rules Committee Action (C&P) Yea: 6 Nay: 0 2026-02-25 House - Committee of the Whole (DPA) Yea: 0 Nay: 0 2026-02-26 House - Third Reading Yea: 52 Nay: 0 2026-03-23 Senate Federalism-Archived and Renamed Federalism and Family Law as of 03/10/2026 Committee Action (DPA) Yea: 4 Nay: 3 2026-04-13 Senate Rules Committee Action (PFC) Yea: 0 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-09 H Judiciary 2026-02-09 H Rules 2026-02-26 S Federalism 2026-03-09 S Rules

Amendments

2026-02-17 HOUSE - Judiciary 2026-02-19 HOUSE - Judiciary Adopted 0000-00-00 House COW 02/25 - Amended by JUD - Nguyen 2026-03-20 SENATE - Federalism and Family Law 2026-03-25 SENATE - Federalism and Family Law Adopted

Bill Text Versions

2026-02-04 Introduced 2026-02-25 Engrossed

Subjects

Alec And Lydia Act Domestic Relations Domestic Violence Legal Decision-making And Parenting Time Marital And Domestic Relations - Title 25 Short Title Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)

Named provisions

Alec and Lydia Act

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Classification

Agency
Az Leg
Instrument
Consultation
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Consultation
Change scope
Substantive
Document ID
HB2995, 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

Who this affects

Applies to
Families Legal professionals Law enforcement
Industry sector
9211 Government & Public Administration
Activity scope
Domestic violence legislation Family law proceedings
Geographic scope
US-AZ US-AZ

Taxonomy

Primary area
Civil Rights
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Criminal Justice Judicial Administration

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