Legislative Record on AZ SB1412

Records from the Arizona State Legislature show that in April 2021, Amish Shah voted for AZ SB1412, which passed unanimously and was signed into law. AZ Family reported that under the law, which was named "Kayleigh's Law" after Kayleigh Kozak, a convicted abuser would be charged a class 1 misdemeanor if they were to contact someone they harmed. 12News reported that the law lets victims of dangerous crimes, including sex crimes, petition courts for what amounts to a lifetime restraining order against their assailant. AZ Family also reported that before the law, a victim seeking a protection order after an abuser's probation ended had to prove a recent encounter, as Kozak learned when she tried to get one against her own abuser. Kayleigh Kozak said passing "Kayleigh's Law" was a big sigh of relief for her and other people who were harmed. Arizona was the first state to pass "Kayleigh's Law," with Wisconsin as the second, and Kayleigh Kozak hoped to get all 50 states to adopt a similar law.