---
type: "Bill"
title: "controlled substances; dosage limit"
description: "controlled substances; dosage limit"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2549"
citation: "Arizona HB 2549 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES", "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES", "PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS - TITLE 32"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Heather Carter"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-06"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a805fc3b-6c47-47c9-8db6-7ebae631064f"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70788?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "df6c8821fdba91c21c15225fea5170e49e6c949385d680c92b9062aefbda883a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-az"]
---

# Arizona HB 2549 (53rd-2nd-regular) — controlled substances; dosage limit

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chaptered Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/laws/0243.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2549H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2549P.htm)
4. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2549S.htm)

## Votes

- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Heather Carter — primary (person)
- Regina E. Cobb — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-06** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-21** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-07** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-05** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-03** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-03** transmit to house
- **2018-03-01** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-11** passed `passage`
- **2018-04-11** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-22** transmit to senate
- **2018-04-17** signed by governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a805fc3b-6c47-47c9-8db6-7ebae631064f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).