SB 1713 — marijuana; dual licensees; rural communities
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This bill died with 57th Legislature - First 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.
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Bill Text
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The changes to Senate Bill 1713 clarify the order in which new medical marijuana dispensary registration certificates will be issued, specifically prioritizing areas that lack nearby dispensaries. This means that rural communities could see increased access to medical marijuana, which is important for residents who may have difficulty traveling long distances to obtain it. Additionally, some language was removed about the rules and licensing procedures for marijuana establishments, simplifying the bill. These updates aim to ensure that residents in less populated areas aren't left without access to necessary medical resources.
Bill(Sections Number:36-2803.01, 36-2854 and 36-2857.01 — failed to obtain the three-fourths vote pursuant to article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona.) Senate Engrossed marijuana;
S.B.dual licensees;
rural communities State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session SENATE BILL 1713 GowanAN FloorACT AmendmentAMENDING ReferenceSECTIONS to:36-2803.01 AND 36-2854, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
printedAMENDING billTITLE Amendment36, draftedCHAPTER by:28.2, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 36-2857.01;
LegRELATING CouncilTO FLOORMARIJUANA. AMENDMENT EXPLANATION 1.
Requires(TEXT theOF ArizonaBILL DepartmentBEGINS ofON HealthNEXT ServicesPAGE) (DHS)- toi issue- aS.B. nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary registration certificate to each entity that is issued a marijuana establishment license and allow registration certificate holders to relocate their retail site only to another unserved rural community.
2.1713 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
RemovesSection the1. requirement that DHS issue nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary registration certificates to each licensee that is qualified pursuant to the rural opportunity initiative.
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Caps the amount of marijuana establishment licenses that DHS may issue pursuant to the rural opportunity initiative at 18.
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Requires each entity that is issued a marijuana establishment license and a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary registration certificate to open the entity's retail site within 18 months after being issued a marijuana establishment license or the marijuana establishment license becomes invalid.
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Makes technical and conforming changes.
Amendment explanation prepared by Sawyer Bessler 03/10/2025 Fifty-seventh Legislature Gowan First Regular Session S.B.
1713 GOWAN FLOOR AMENDMENT SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B.
1713 (Reference to printed bill) Amendment instruction key:
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The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:
<<Section 1.
[EXCEPTEXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION E OF THIS SECTION,]SECTION, beginning on April 1, 2020, the department shall issue all new nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary registration certificates in the following order of priority based on the dispensary's geographic area as described in the registration certificate application:
According to rule, [if]if there are no dispensary registration certificate applications as described in paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection.
SenateC. Amendments to S.B.
1713A C.nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary that receives a registration certificate pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1 or 2 OR SUBSECTION E of this section on or after April 1, 2020 must open the dispensary at the approved location within eighteen months after the application is approved or the registration certificate becomes invalid.
A nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary that receives a registration certificate pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1 or 2 [OR SUBSECTION E] of this section on or after April 1, 2020 must open the dispensary at the approved location within eighteen months after the application is approved or the registration certificate becomes invalid.
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NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A NONPROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY REGISTRATION- CERTIFICATE1 TO- EACHS.B. ENTITY THAT IS ISSUED A MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION 36-2854, SUBSECTION A, PARAGRAPH 1, SUBDIVISION (g) AND ALLOW THESE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE HOLDERS TO RELOCATE THEIR RETAIL SITE ONLY TO ANOTHER UNSERVED RURAL COMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 36-2857.01.] [E.] [F.] For the purposes of this section, "geographic area" means a city, town or unincorporated area of a county.>> Sec.
1713 REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE TO EACH ENTITY THAT IS ISSUED A MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION 36-2854, SUBSECTION A, PARAGRAPH 1, SUBDIVISION (g) AND ALLOW THESE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE HOLDERS TO RELOCATE THEIR RETAIL SITE ONLY TO ANOTHER UNSERVED RURAL COMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 36-2857.01.
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For the purposes of this section, "geographic area" means a city, town or unincorporated area of a county.
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(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of this paragraph, the department may issue a marijuana establishment license to not more than two marijuana establishments per county that contains no registered -2-nonprofit Senatemedical Amendmentsmarijuana todispensaries, S.B.or one marijuana establishment license per county that contains one registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary.
1713 nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries, or one marijuana establishment license per county that contains one registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary.
If the department has not adopted final rules pursuant to this section at the time marijuana establishment licenses are issued pursuant to this subdivision, licensees shall comply with the rules adopted by the department- to2 implement- chapterS.B. 28.1 of this title except those that are inconsistent with this chapter.
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1713 department to implement chapter 28.1 of this title except those that are inconsistent with this chapter.
(g) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISIONS (b) AND (c) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE [A]A MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT [LICENSESLICENSE AND NONPROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES] [LICENSE] TO [ENTITIES]EACH [EACHENTITY ENTITY] THAT [ARE]IS [IS] QUALIFIED PURSUANT TO THE RURAL OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE.
THE LICENSES [AND CERTIFICATES] ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE FOR A FIXED COMMUNITY THAT HAS NOT OPTED OUT OF THE RURAL OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE, AND THE [DUALENTITY'S LICENSEE'S] [ENTITY'S] RETAIL SITE MAY BE RELOCATED ONLY TO AN UNSERVED RURAL COMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 36-2857.01.
[THETHE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT ISSUE MORE THAN EIGHTEEN MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSES PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.]SUBDIVISION. (g) (h) Licenses issued by the department to marijuana establishments and marijuana testing facilities shall be valid for a period of two years.
(g) (h) Licenses issued by the department to marijuana establishments and marijuana testing facilities shall be valid for a period of two years.
-3-(i) SenateThe Amendmentsdate toof S.B.the marijuana establishment license renewal.
1713 (i) The date of the marijuana establishment license renewal.
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-4-(a) SenateSold Amendments to S.B.consumers in clearly and conspicuously labeled containers that contain accurate warnings regarding the use of marijuana or marijuana products.
1713 (a) Sold to consumers in clearly and conspicuously labeled containers that contain accurate warnings regarding the use of marijuana or marijuana products.
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(b)- Has5 been,- isS.B. or may continue to be in substantial violation of the requirements for licensing or registration and, as a result, the health or safety of the general public is in immediate danger.
1713 (b) Has been, is or may continue to be in substantial violation of the requirements for licensing or registration and, as a result, the health or safety of the general public is in immediate danger.
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Require that deliveries be made only by marijuana facility agents in unmarked vehicles that are equipped with a global positioning system or similar location tracking system and video surveillance and recording- equipment,6 and- thatS.B. contain a locked compartment in which marijuana and marijuana products must be stored.
1713 recording equipment, and that contain a locked compartment in which marijuana and marijuana products must be stored.
On request, the department of health services shall share with the department of revenue information regarding a marijuana establishment, -7-marijuana Senatetesting Amendmentsfacility toor S.B.dual licensee, including its name, physical address, cultivation site and transaction privilege tax license number.
1713 marijuana testing facility or dual licensee, including its name, physical address, cultivation site and transaction privilege tax license number.
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ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST ON THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC WEBSITE A FORM THAT ALLOWS UNSERVED RURAL COMMUNITIES TO COMMUNICATE TO THE DEPARTMENT THE [UNSERVEDUNSERVED RURAL]RURAL COMMUNITY'S INTENTION TO OPT OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE RURAL OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE.
WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE FIRST APPLICATION FROM A QUALIFIED APPLICANT THAT SEEKS TO SERVE A -8-SPECIFIC SenateUNSERVED AmendmentsRURAL toCOMMUNITY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION 36-2854, SUBSECTION A, PARAGRAPH - 8 - S.B.
1713 SPECIFIC UNSERVED RURAL COMMUNITY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL [AWARD AND ALLOCATE] [ISSUE] A MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE [PURSUANT TO SECTION 36-2854, SUBSECTION A, PARAGRAPH 1, SUBDIVISION (g)](g) AND A NONPROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE [PURSUANTPURSUANT TO SECTION 36-2803.01, SUBSECTION E]E TO THE QUALIFIED APPLICANT THAT FIRST APPLIES TO SERVE THE UNSERVED RURAL COMMUNITY.
TO QUALIFY FOR A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THE RURAL OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE, AN APPLICANT SHALL COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A DEPARTMENT-APPROVED FORM OR FORMS SHOWING THAT THE APPLICANT HAS A LANDOWNER'S CONSENT TO USE PROPERTY IN THE ELIGIBLE UNSERVED RURAL COMMUNITY FOR A MARIJUANA RETAIL SITE AND A DEPARTMENT-APPROVED FORM OR FORMS SHOWING THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL ZONING RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO WHERE A [DUALRETAIL LICENSEE] [RETAIL SITE OPERATING PURSUANT TO BOTH A MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE AND A NONPROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE AND THIS SECTION]SECTION MAY BE LOCATED.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR CHAPTER 28.1 OF THIS TITLE, [ENTITIES]EACH [EACHENTITY ENTITY] THAT [BECOMEIS A DUAL LICENSEE] [IS ISSUED A MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE]LICENSE PURSUANT TO [THIS] SECTION [36-2854,36-2854, SUBSECTION A, PARAGRAPH 1, SUBDIVISION (g) AND A NONPROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 36-2803.01, SUBSECTION E]:E:
SHALL BE LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO OPERATE ONLY ONE RETAIL LOCATION AND ONE OFF-SITE LOCATION AT WHICH THE [DUALENTITY LICENSEE] [ENTITY] MAY CULTIVATE MARIJUANA AND MANUFACTURE MARIJUANA PRODUCTS.
MAY OPERATE AN OFF-SITE LOCATION ONLY AT A PROPERTY WHERE CULTIVATION OPERATIONS WERE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S APPROVAL FOR AT LEAST ONE DAY DURING THE EIGHTEEN MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING [ATHE DUALENTITY'S LICENSEE'S] [THE ENTITY'S] DATE OF APPLICATION TO OPERATE AT THE OFF-SITE CULTIVATION LOCATION.
[ARE]IS [IS] NOT REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE [DUALENTITY'S LICENSEE'S] [ENTITY'S] RETAIL SITE FOR MORE THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS EACH WEEK.
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SHALL OPEN THE ENTITY'S RETAIL SITE WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER BEING ISSUED A MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION 36-2854, SUBSECTION A, PARAGRAPH 1, SUBDIVISION (g) OR THE MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE BECOMES INVALID.]INVALID. H.
[NOTWITHSTANDINGH. ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR CHAPTER 28.1 OF THIS TITLE,] ANY ENTITY THAT [BECOMES A DUAL LICENSEE] [IS ISSUED A MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE] PURSUANT TO [THIS] SECTION [36-2854, SUBSECTION A, PARAGRAPH 1, SUBDIVISION (g) AND A NONPROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 36-2803.01, SUBSECTION E] MAY MOVE ITS RETAIL SITE ONLY TO ANOTHER UNSERVED RURAL COMMUNITY THAT HAS NOT OPTED OUT OF THE RURAL OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
-9-NOTWITHSTANDING SenateANY AmendmentsOTHER toPROVISION S.B.OF THIS CHAPTER OR CHAPTER 28.1 OF THIS TITLE, ANY ENTITY THAT IS ISSUED A MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION 36-2854, SUBSECTION A, PARAGRAPH 1, SUBDIVISION (g) AND A NONPROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 36-2803.01, SUBSECTION E MAY MOVE ITS RETAIL SITE ONLY TO ANOTHER UNSERVED RURAL COMMUNITY THAT HAS NOT OPTED OUT OF THE RURAL OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
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FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "UNSERVED RURAL COMMUNITY"COMMUNITY": MEANS A CITY, TOWN OR CENSUS-DESIGNATED AREA THAT HAS A POPULATION OF LESS THAN FIFTY THOUSAND PERSONS AND CONTAINS ONE OR MORE PARCELS OF PROPERTY THAT ARE AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE MILES FROM A MARIJUANA RETAIL SITE, AS MEASURED FROM THE CLOSEST POINTS OF BOTH PROPERTIES.
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MEANS A CITY, TOWN OR CENSUS-DESIGNATED AREA THAT HAS A POPULATION OF LESS THAN FIFTY THOUSAND PERSONS AND CONTAINS ONE OR MORE PARCELS OF PROPERTY THAT ARE AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE MILES FROM A MARIJUANA RETAIL SITE, AS MEASURED FROM THE CLOSEST POINTS OF BOTH PROPERTIES.
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DOES NOT INCLUDE AN UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY THAT IS SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY AN INDIAN RESERVATION.
three-fourths vote Pursuant to article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, [section]sections [sections 36-2803.01 and]and 36-2854, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, and section 36-2857.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, are effective only on the affirmative vote of at least three-fourthsthree- fourths of the members of each house of the legislature.
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- Amended SENATE - Hatathlie flr amend (ref Bill) adopted pdf
- Introduced Introduced Version pdf
Action History
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Sponsors
- David Gowan · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- David Gowan Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (92)
92 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 30% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Analise Ortiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Fernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Catherine Miranda | Democrat | Yea |
| Denise “Mitzi” Epstein | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva Burch | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Eva Diaz | Democrat | Yea |
| Flavio Bravo | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lauren Kuby | Democrat | Yea |
| Lela Alston | Democrat | Yea |
| Priya Sundareshan | Democrat | Yea |
| Rosanna Gabaldón | Democrat | Yea |
| Sally Ann Gonzales | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Hatathlie | Democrat | Yea |
| Carine Werner | Republican | Nay |
| David C. Farnsworth | Republican | Nay |
| David Gowan | Republican | Yea |
| Frank Carroll | Republican | Yea |
| Hildy Angius | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Mesnard | Republican | Nay |
| Jake Hoffman | Republican | Nay |
| Janae Shamp | Republican | Not Voting |
| John Kavanagh | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Payne | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Finchem | Republican | Nay |
| Shawnna Bolick | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas "T.J." Shope | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy "Tim" Dunn | Republican | Yea |
| Venden "Vince" Leach | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Petersen | Republican | Nay |
| Wendy Rogers | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Analise Ortiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Fernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Catherine Miranda | Democrat | Yea |
| Denise “Mitzi” Epstein | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva Burch | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Eva Diaz | Democrat | Yea |
| Flavio Bravo | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lauren Kuby | Democrat | Yea |
| Lela Alston | Democrat | Yea |
| Priya Sundareshan | Democrat | Yea |
| Rosanna Gabaldón | Democrat | Yea |
| Sally Ann Gonzales | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Hatathlie | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Carine Werner | Republican | Yea |
| David C. Farnsworth | Republican | Yea |
| David Gowan | Republican | Yea |
| Frank Carroll | Republican | Yea |
| Hildy Angius | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Mesnard | Republican | Yea |
| Jake Hoffman | Republican | Yea |
| Janae Shamp | Republican | Yea |
| John Kavanagh | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Payne | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Finchem | Republican | Yea |
| Shawnna Bolick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas "T.J." Shope | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy "Tim" Dunn | Republican | Yea |
| Venden "Vince" Leach | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Petersen | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy Rogers | Republican | Yea |
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- SB 1713 is sponsored by David Gowan (Republican).
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- This bill died with 57th Legislature - First 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.
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