Arizona 56th Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 1447 — fentanyl; manufacturing drugs; machines

Last action — FAILED

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 56th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

706 added · 744 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes made in Senate Bill 1447 include defining new drug-related terms and updating regulations regarding drug offenses, specifically concerning fentanyl and manufacturing drugs with machines. By adding definitions and clarifying the associated penalties, the bill aims to enhance the state's response to the growing crisis of fentanyl and other dangerous substances. This matters because it helps law enforcement address drug-related issues more effectively and could lead to improved public safety.

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House Engrossed Senate Bill fentanyl;
Senate Engrossed fentanyl;
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(h) Difluoroethane.
1447 (h) Difluoroethane.
(j) Aldehydes, including formaldehyde.
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1447 (j) Aldehydes, including formaldehyde.
classification;
classification A.
definitions A.
A MANUFACTURER, WHOLESALER, RETAILER OR OTHER PERSON WHO SELLS, TRANSFERS, FURNISHES, PURCHASES, RECEIVES OR RESELLS ANY REGULATED PILL TABLETING MACHINE OR ENCAPSULATING MACHINE AND ITS PARTS IN THIS STATE SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF ALL THOSE TRANSACTIONS AND PURCHASES.
ANY PERSON WHO SELLS, TRANSFERS, FURNISHES, PURCHASES, RECEIVES OR RESELLS ANY REGULATED PILL TABLETING MACHINE OR ENCAPSULATING MACHINE AND ITS PARTS IN THIS STATE SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF ALL THOSE TRANSACTIONS AND PURCHASES.
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THE NUMBER OF PIECES SHIPPED AND THE MANIFESTED DESCRIPTION OF EACH ITEM WHETHER SHIPPED TOGETHER OR SEPARATELY.
THE NUMBER OF PIECES SHIPPED AND THE MANIFESTED DESCRIPTION OF EACH ITEM WHETHER SHIPPED TOGETHER OR SEPARATE.
ANY PERSON WHO SELLS, TRANSFERS OR OTHERWISE FURNISHES ANY PILL TABLETING MACHINE OR ENCAPSULATING MACHINE TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY IN THIS STATE IN A SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION SHALL REPORT IT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
A MANUFACTURER, WHOLESALER, RETAILER OR OTHER PERSON WHO SELLS, TRANSFERS OR OTHERWISE FURNISHES ANY PILL TABLETING MACHINE OR ENCAPSULATING MACHINE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY IN THIS STATE IN A SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION SHALL REPORT IT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
SUBSECTION F, PARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A PERSON WHO FAILS TO SUBMIT A REPORT OF A REGULATED PILL TABLETING MACHINE OR ENCAPSULATING MACHINE AND ITS PARTS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION IF THE PERSON HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN NOTIFIED OR CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION AND THE PERSON SUBMITS THE REQUIRED REPORT TO - 19 - S.B.
A PHARMACIST THAT IS LICENSED IN THIS STATE, OR AN EMPLOYEE ACTING ON BEHALF OF A PHARMACIST THAT IS LICENSED IN THIS STATE, THAT IS REGISTERED AND LICENSED WITH THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION TO DISPENSE SCHEDULED SUBSTANCES AND THAT PURCHASES OR RECEIVES A PILL TABLETING MACHINE OR ENCAPSULATING MACHINE IS EXEMPT FROM THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION UNLESS THE PHARMACIST OR EMPLOYEE - 19 - S.B.
1447 THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION OR, BEFORE BEING CHARGED, BEING NOTIFIED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF THE FAILURE TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
1447 RESELLS, TRANSFERS OR PROVIDES THE PILL TABLETING MACHINE OR ENCAPSULATING MACHINE TO A NONLICENSED ENTITY.
A PHARMACIST THAT IS LICENSED IN THIS STATE, OR AN EMPLOYEE ACTING ON BEHALF OF A PHARMACIST THAT IS LICENSED IN THIS STATE, THAT IS REGISTERED AND LICENSED WITH THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION TO DISPENSE SCHEDULED SUBSTANCES AND THAT PURCHASES OR RECEIVES A PILL TABLETING MACHINE OR ENCAPSULATING MACHINE IS EXEMPT FROM THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION UNLESS THE PHARMACIST OR EMPLOYEE RESELLS, TRANSFERS OR PROVIDES THE PILL TABLETING MACHINE OR ENCAPSULATING MACHINE TO A NONLICENSED ENTITY OR PERSON.
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A NONPROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY, NONPROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY AGENT, MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT OR MARIJUANA FACILITY AGENT THAT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO TITLE 36, CHAPTER 28.1 OR LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE 36, CHAPTER 28.2, AS APPLICABLE, AND THAT PURCHASES OR RECEIVES A PILL TABLETING MACHINE OR ENCAPSULATING MACHINE IS EXEMPT FROM THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION UNLESS THE NONPROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY, NONPROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY AGENT, MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT OR MARIJUANA FACILITY AGENT RESELLS, TRANSFERS OR PROVIDES THE PILL TABLETING MACHINE OR ENCAPSULATING MACHINE TO AN UNLICENSED ENTITY OR PERSON.
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A BUSINESS THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE TRANSACTION PRIVILEGE TAX IMPOSED PURSUANT TO TITLE 42, CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 1, THAT IS REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND THAT PURCHASES OR RECEIVES A PILL TABLETING MACHINE OR ENCAPSULATING MACHINE WHERE SUCH MACHINE IS INTRINSIC TO THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS IS EXEMPT FROM THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION UNLESS THE LICENSED BUSINESS OR ITS AGENT RESELLS, TRANSFERS OR PROVIDES THE PILL TABLETING MACHINE OR ENCAPSULATING MACHINE TO A NONLICENSED ENTITY OR PERSON.
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FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
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"MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT" HAS THE SAME MEANING PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 36-2850.
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"MARIJUANA FACILITY AGENT" HAS THE SAME MEANING PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 36-2850.
"NONPROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY" HAS THE SAME MEANING PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 36-2801.
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"NONPROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY AGENT" HAS THE SAME MEANING PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 36-2801.
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(b) The violation is a minor or technical violation that is not of sufficient merit to warrant disciplinary action.
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1447 (b) The violation is a minor or technical violation that is not of sufficient merit to warrant disciplinary action.
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1447 mitigated the need for disciplinary action, the board believes that repeating the activities that led to the investigation may result in further board action against the licensee or permittee.
(c) While the licensee or permittee has demonstrated substantial compliance through rehabilitation, remediation or reeducation that has mitigated the need for disciplinary action, the board believes that repeating the activities that led to the investigation may result in further board action against the licensee or permittee.
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Compounding includes preparing drugs in anticipation of prescription orders prepared on routine, regularly - 23 - S.B.
Compounding includes preparing drugs in anticipation of prescription orders prepared on routine, regularly observed prescribing patterns and preparing drugs as an incident to research, teaching or chemical analysis or for administration by a medical practitioner to the medical practitioner's patient and not for sale or dispensing.
1447 observed prescribing patterns and preparing drugs as an incident to research, teaching or chemical analysis or for administration by a medical practitioner to the medical practitioner's patient and not for sale or dispensing.
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(a) Means a permittee who may distribute prescription-only drugs and devices, controlled substances and over-the-counter drugs and devices to pharmacies or other legal outlets from a place devoted in whole or in part to wholesaling these items.
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1447 to pharmacies or other legal outlets from a place devoted in whole or in part to wholesaling these items.
"Good manufacturing practice" means a system for ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards and covering all aspects of design, monitoring and control of - 26 - S.B.
"Good manufacturing practice" means a system for ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards and covering all aspects of design, monitoring and control of manufacturing processes and facilities to ensure that products do not pose any risk to the consumer or public.
1447 manufacturing processes and facilities to ensure that products do not pose any risk to the consumer or public.
"Label" means a display of written, printed or graphic matter on the immediate container of any article that, unless easily legible through the outside wrapper or container, also appears on the outside wrapper or container of the article's retail package.
"Label" means a display of written, printed or graphic matter on the immediate container of any article that, unless easily legible - 26 - S.B.
1447 through the outside wrapper or container, also appears on the outside wrapper or container of the article's retail package.
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(b) Accompanies that article.
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(a) A drug that is primarily advertised and promoted professionally to medical practitioners and pharmacists by manufacturers or primary distributors.
1447 (a) A drug that is primarily advertised and promoted professionally to medical practitioners and pharmacists by manufacturers or primary distributors.
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(g) A mixture of any of the substances described in this paragraph, if the substance or mixture of substances may cause substantial personal injury or substantial illness during or as a proximate result of any customary or reasonably foreseeable handling or use, including reasonably foreseeable ingestion by children.
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1447 (g) A mixture of any of the substances described in this paragraph, if the substance or mixture of substances may cause substantial personal injury or substantial illness during or as a proximate result of any customary or reasonably foreseeable handling or use, including reasonably foreseeable ingestion by children.
1447 (h) A substance that is designated by the board to be a poison or hazardous substance.
(h) A substance that is designated by the board to be a poison or hazardous substance.
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"Practitioner" means any physician, dentist, veterinarian, scientific investigator or other person who is licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state, or any pharmacy, hospital or other institution that is licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to - 31 - S.B.
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1447 distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state.
"Practitioner" means any physician, dentist, veterinarian, scientific investigator or other person who is licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state, or any pharmacy, hospital or other institution that is licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state.
(a) An order to a pharmacist for drugs or devices that is issued and signed by a duly licensed medical practitioner in the authorized course of the practitioner's professional practice.
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1447 (a) An order to a pharmacist for drugs or devices that is issued and signed by a duly licensed medical practitioner in the authorized course of the practitioner's professional practice.
Prescription orders received by word of mouth, telephone or other means of communication shall be maintained by the pharmacist - 32 - S.B.
Prescription orders received by word of mouth, telephone or other means of communication shall be maintained by the pharmacist pursuant to section 32-1964, and the record so made by the pharmacist constitutes the original prescription order to be dispensed by the pharmacist.
1447 pursuant to section 32-1964, and the record so made by the pharmacist constitutes the original prescription order to be dispensed by the pharmacist.
A request or new application for reinstatement may be presented to the board for review before the conclusion of the specified revocation period upon review of the executive director.
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1447 for review before the conclusion of the specified revocation period upon review of the executive director.
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Action History

  1. FAILED

  2. DPA

  3. PASSED

  4. House Placed on Consent Calendar

  5. DP

  6. House Second Reading

  7. House First Reading.

  8. Transmit to House

  9. PASSED

  10. DPA

  11. DPA

  12. Senate Second Reading

  13. Senate First Reading

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 37 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (92)

92 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

failed to pass

Failed 24 Yea · 36 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6900
Republican 14900
Democrat 41800
Total 243600
% of votes cast 40%60%0%0%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Austin Smith — Nay
Barbara Parker — Nay
Ben Toma — Yea
Charles W Lucking — Nay
Cory McGarr — Nay
David L. Cook — Nay
Deborah Nardozzi — Nay
Jacqueline Parker — Nay
Jennifer Pawlik — Yea
Judy Schwiebert — Yea
Justin Heap — Nay
Keith Seaman — Yea
Laura Terech — Yea
Melody Hernandez — Nay
Travis W. Grantham — Yea
Alma Hernandez Democrat Nay
Analise Ortiz Democrat Nay
Betty J Villegas Democrat Nay
Cesar Aguilar Democrat Nay
Christopher Mathis Democrat Nay
Consuelo Hernandez Democrat Nay
Elda Luna-Nájera Democrat Nay
Junelle Cavero Democrat Nay
Lorena Austin Democrat Nay
Lupe Contreras Democrat Nay
Lydia Hernandez Democrat Nay
Mae Peshlakai Democrat Nay
Mariana Sandoval Democrat Nay
Myron Tsosie Democrat Yea
Nancy Gutierrez Democrat Nay
Oscar De Los Santos Democrat Nay
Patty Contreras Democrat Yea
Quantá Crews Democrat Nay
Sarah Liguori Democrat Nay
Seth Blattman Democrat Yea
Stacey Travers Democrat Yea
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton Democrat Nay
Alexander Kolodin Republican Nay
Beverly Pingerelli Republican Nay
David Livingston Republican Yea
David Marshall, Sr. Republican Nay
Gail Griffin Republican Nay
John Gillette Republican Yea
Joseph Chaplik Republican Nay
Julie Willoughby Republican Yea
Justin Wilmeth Republican Yea
Kevin Payne Republican Yea
Laurin Hendrix Republican Nay
Leo Biasiucci Republican Yea
Lupe Diaz Republican Nay
Matt Gress Republican Yea
Michael Carbone Republican Nay
Michele Peña Republican Yea
Neal Carter Republican Yea
Quang H Nguyen Republican Yea
Rachel Keshel Republican Nay
Selina Bliss Republican Yea
Steve Montenegro Republican Yea
Teresa Martinez Republican Yea
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea

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Passed

Passed 27 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9002
Unaffiliated 8000
Republican 10100
Total 27102
% of votes cast 90%3%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Anna Hernandez — Yea
Anthony Kern — Yea
Christine Marsh — Yea
Juan Mendez — Yea
Justine Wadsack — Yea
Ken Bennett — Yea
Sine Kerr — Yea
Sonny Borrelli — Yea
Brian Fernandez Democrat Yea
Catherine Miranda Democrat Yea
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Yea
Eva Burch Democrat Not Voting
Eva Diaz Democrat Not Voting
Flavio Bravo Democrat Yea
Lela Alston Democrat Yea
Priya Sundareshan Democrat Yea
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Yea
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Yea
Theresa Hatathlie Democrat Yea
David C. Farnsworth Republican Yea
David Gowan Republican Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Jake Hoffman Republican Nay
Janae Shamp Republican Yea
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea
Wendy Rogers Republican Yea

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SB 1447 is sponsored by John Kavanagh (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1447?
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