Constitutional carry since 2010. No AWB, no magazine limit, strong preemption. Stand-your-ground codified. Suppressors/SBRs legal. No waiting period, no red-flag law.

Recreational cannabis legal since 2020 (Prop 207). Includes expungement provisions for past cannabis convictions. Robust harm-reduction (naloxone access, syringe services authorized). No psychedelic reform yet though psilocybin research funding allocated.

State minimum wage $15.15/hr. MIT living wage for 1 adult: $17.43/hr. Ratio 0.87 — minimum-wage workers earn 87% of what's needed to live there alone.

Below-median per-pupil spending ($12,003, 3rd lowest) with NAEP scores near national average — modest efficiency story. Moderate tax burden. ASCE infrastructure grade C-range. Healthcare access middling.

IJ grades AZ B (HB 2810, 2021 - conviction required for forfeitures under $75k, raised burden). No qualified immunity reform. SB 1300 (2022) restricted some no-knock warrants. No statewide body cam mandate but Phoenix/Tucson have policies. No biometric privacy law. SB 1070 legacy of ICE cooperation. Gang database (GangNet) operates with limited oversight.

Robust mail voting with permanent early voter list (though tightened by 2021 law). 27 days of early voting. No same-day registration. Strict ID requirements toughened by Prop 309. Independent Redistricting Commission. Recent voter purge controversies and proof-of-citizenship law (HB 2492) under litigation. Felons regain rights automatically for first felony after release.

Medicaid expansion adopted 2014. Abortion legal up to 15 weeks (Prop 139 enshrined right in 2024 constitution). Gender-affirming care surgery ban for minors (2022). Uninsured rate near median. Rural hospital strain. Maternal mortality elevated for Indigenous women.

No qualified immunity reform. No statewide body camera mandate. Disciplinary records limited disclosure. AZ POST decertifies with public database. No no-knock ban. No necessity standard for use of force. Local DAs prosecute. Per-capita killings well above national median (consistently top 10).

Abortion legal up to 15 weeks after 2024 ballot measure restoring access (Prop 139); Arizona constitutionalized abortion right. No statewide LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination law, but voters rejected most restrictions. Covenant marriage on the books. Religious-exemption RFRA. Anti-trans school sports law. Mixed picture: voter-driven restoration of rights but legislative theocratic pressure persists.

Right-to-work state. No paid family leave. Paid sick leave required (Prop 206). State OSHA plan (ADOSH). Prevailing wage prohibited at state level. Weak wage theft enforcement. Above-median fatal injury rate. Limited heat protections under federal review. No formal scheduling laws.