It has been a week of committees. SB1324 did not waste any time. It was called to the Senate Appropriations Committee this week. It deals with the Smart and Safe fund. Another bill in Senate Health and Human Services is SB1402. SB1402 is about opening up dual licenses for both medical and adult use in the rural areas.
SUMMARY
Bills In Committee
SB1715: HEMP-DERIVED MANUFACTURED CANNABINOIDS; PROHIBITION
Senate Appropriations Tuesday, 2-8-22 2pm
Passed House Rules
Jan 31- HB2082: MARIJUANA; SAMPLING; ADVERTISING; SALE- Vote 5-3
Passed Senate Health & Human Services
2-2- SB1402: RURAL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS; DUAL LICENSING- Vote 6-2
Passes Senate Appropriations
2-1- SB1324: SMART AND SAFE FUND; DISTRIBUTION- Vote 10-0
No Movement
HB2007: SCHOOLS; DRUG VIOLATIONS; REPORTING OPTIONS
H2260: MEDICAL MARIJUANA; MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HB2545: MARIJUANA; SOCIAL EQUITY OWNERSHIP LICENSES
HB2548: SENTENCING; COMMUNITY RESTITUTION
DETAILS
HB2007: SCHOOLS; DRUG VIOLATIONS; REPORTING OPTIONS
No movement
If a drug violation in a drug free school zone involves a student, a school administrator is permitted to refer the student to an appropriate program for at-risk students that is selected by the school, in lieu of the requirement to immediately report a drug violation to a peace officer.
ARS Titles Affected: 13
First sponsor: Rep. Rodriguez (D – Dist 27)
Others: Rep. Blackman (R – Dist 6)
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H2082: MARIJUANA; SAMPLING; ADVERTISING; SALE
House Caucus (VIDEO)
House Rules- Passed 1-31- Vote 5-3 (VIDEO)
Health & Human Services- Passed 1-24- Vote 6-3- (VIDEO)
Assigned to Health Human Services Committee 1-19-22
Department of Health Services rules for the regulation of marijuana establishments must include prohibiting a marijuana establishment retail site from providing samples of marijuana or marijuana products for on-site use and at no cost to a consumer. Marijuana establishments are prohibited from selling marijuana or marijuana products to persons who are “obviously intoxicated” (defined). Marijuana establishments and nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries are prohibited from advertising marijuana or marijuana products to individuals who are under 21 years of age, and from sponsoring any social or cultural event or any team in an event unless all of the attendees are 21 years of age or older. Due to voter protection, this legislation requires the affirmative vote of at least 3/4 of the members of each house of the Legislature for passage.
First sponsor: Rep. Osborne (R – Dist 13)
ARS Titles Affected: 36
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HB2260: MEDICAL MARIJUANA; MEDICAL CONDITIONS
No movement
The list of debilitating medical conditions that qualifies a person to receive a medical marijuana registry identification card is expanded to include any debilitating condition of autism spectrum disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder for veterans. A physician who provides written certification for a qualifying patient who is under 18 years of age and whose debilitating medical condition is autism is required to recommend to the qualifying patient’s designated caregiver the marijuana’s potency and quantity and the frequency of use, assess the qualifying patient on a monthly basis until the physician is satisfied that the qualifying patient is taking a stable dose for the most beneficial results, and continue to monitor the qualifying patient every six months. Due to voter protection, this legislation requires the affirmative vote of at least 3/4 of the members of each house of the Legislature for passage.
ARS Titles Affected: 36
First sponsor: Rep. Espinoza (D – Dist 19)
Others: Rep. Dalessandro (D – Dist 2)
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HB2545: MARIJUANA; SOCIAL EQUITY OWNERSHIP LICENSES
No movement
Assigned House Commerce
A licensee who holds a social equality ownership license pursuant to section 36-2854, subsection A, paragraph 1, subdivision (f) may not transfer the license within the first ten years of issuance. After the initial ten years, the licenses may transfer the license to an individual who would otherwise have qualified for an initial license as prescribed in rule by the department.
Prime Sponsor- Payne (R-Dist-21)
ARS Titles Affected: 36
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HB2548: SENTENCING; COMMUNITY RESTITUTION
Assigned To Judiciary
The minimum amount of community restitution that the court is required to order as a condition of probation for persons sentenced for specified drug offenses is reduced to 24 hours.
ARS Titles Affected: 13
First sponsor: Rep. Kaiser (R – Dist 15)
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SB1324: SMART AND SAFE FUND; DISTRIBUTION
Senate Appropriations- Passed 2-1- Vote 6-2 (VIDEO)
Modifies the distributions from the Smart and Safe Fund by adding joint powers authorities to the list of entities that receive 31.4 percent of Fund monies in proportion to the number of enrolled members in the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System. Retroactive to January 1, 2021. Due to voter protection, this legislation requires the affirmative vote of at least 3/4 of the members of each house of the Legislature for passage.
ARS Titles Affected: 36
First sponsor: Sen. Shope (R – Dist 8)
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SB1402: RURAL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS; DUAL LICENSING
Passed Senate Health & Human Services 2-2- Vote 6-2 (VIDEO)
Assigned to Health Human Services Committee 1-26-22
Assigned to Senate Health & Human Services 1-26-22
Introduced- 1-26-22
A marijuana establishment licensee is authorized to request to the Department of Health Services to become a dual licensee and be authorized to sell medical marijuana. A nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary registration certificate issued under a dual license is not counted toward the total number of nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries authorized under any geographic requirements. A dual license cannot be split for license ownership sales or transfers. Due to voter protection, this legislation requires the affirmative vote of at least 3/4 of the members of each house of the Legislature for passage.
First sponsor: Sen. Gowan (R-Dist-14)
ARS Titles Affected: 36
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SB1715: HEMP-DERIVED MANUFACTURED CANNABINOIDS; PROHIBITION
Senate Appropriations Tuesday, 2-8-22 2pm
For the purpose of statutes regulating marijuana, “hemp-derived manufactured psychotropic cannabinoids” (defined) are excluded from the definition of “marijuana” and “marijuana products,” and are added to the definition of “usable marijuana.” Due to voter protection, this legislation requires the affirmative vote of at least 3/4 of the members of each house of the Legislature for passage.
ARS Titles Affected: 3 13 36
First sponsor: Sen. Gowan (R – Dist 14)
Others: Sen. Borrelli (R – Dist 5) , Sen. Rios (D – Dist 27)
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All information can be found on azleg.gov
All information is based on Thursday 02/3/2022