Bill Text: AZ SB1061 | 2018 | Fifty-third Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Medical marijuana fund; appropriation

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-10 - Senate read second time [SB1061 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2018-SB1061-Introduced.html

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PREFILED    JAN 05 2018

REFERENCE TITLE: medical marijuana fund; appropriation

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature

Second Regular Session

2018

 

 

SB 1061

 

Introduced by

Senator Farnsworth D

 

 

AN ACT

 

requiring the department of health services to adopt rules to address registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries; Appropriating monies.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Department of health services; rulemaking; exemption

Subject to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, the department of health services shall adopt rules to address registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries that relocate outside of their original community health analysis area and the labeling and testing of edible medical marijuana products.  The department shall review current application and renewal fees for nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries and nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agents and adopt rules to modify those fees if necessary.  For the purposes of this section, the department is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of title 41, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, for one year after the effective date of this act.

Sec. 2.  Appropriation; medical marijuana fund; fiscal year 2018-2019

Subject to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, and notwithstanding section 36‑2817, Arizona Revised Statutes, the sum of $5,000,000 is appropriated from the medical marijuana fund established by section 36‑2817, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2018‑2019 to the Arizona criminal justice commission to provide grants to law enforcement agencies in this state to enforce crimes relating to drug trafficking and distribution.

Sec. 3.  Requirements for enactment; three-fourths vote

Pursuant to article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, this act is effective only on the affirmative vote of at least three‑fourths of the members of each house of the legislature.