SB1073 is a bill that seeks to expand the criminal classification of obstructing a highway or other public thoroughfare. The bill introduces a new provision making it unlawful for a person to intentionally interfere with passage on any roadway leading to an airport or on a highway, bridge, or tunnel that is currently holding 25 or more vehicles or people, after receiving a verbal warning to desist and having no legal privilege to do so. This specific violation would be classified as a class 6 felony.

The bill also includes conforming changes to the existing law, renumbering the subsections accordingly. The current law classifies different types of obstruction of a highway or public thoroughfare with varying misdemeanor classes, but the new bill adds a felony classification for the newly defined obstruction scenario. The bill was vetoed by the Governor, who cited the importance of not infringing on Arizonans' freedoms.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 13-2906
Senate Engrossed Version: 13-2906