Bill > SB1511

This bill amends Arizona's laws regarding crimes against children and vulnerable adults. The key provisions are: 1. It increases the penalties for "dangerous crimes against children" by establishing longer mandatory minimum and presumptive sentences, including life imprisonment in some cases. These crimes include sexual assault, molestation, exploitation, abuse, and other serious offenses against minors under 15 years old. 2. It creates new criminal offenses for health care professionals who perform certain medical procedures or provide certain medications to children or vulnerable adults in an attempt to change their sex or affirm a perception of sex that is inconsistent with their biological sex. These are classified as felonies punishable by up to 14 years in prison. 3. It expands the definition of "child abuse" to include the medical practices described above, but provides an exception for treatments related to medically verifiable genetic disorders of sex development. 4. It makes other technical and clarifying changes to the laws governing crimes against children and vulnerable adults.

Health and Social Services

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/75608