---
type: "Bill"
title: "prisoners; drug sentences; out-of-custody treatment"
description: "prisoners; drug sentences; out-of-custody treatment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "SB 1496"
citation: "Arizona SB 1496 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES - TITLE 11", "COUNTY ATTORNEY", "OUT-OF-CUSTODY TREATMENT", "PRISONERS", "PRISONS AND PRISONERS - TITLE 31", "PROBATION", "REPEAT OFFENDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4218fbad-1a11-411d-9d04-ba459db4037e"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70707?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "83c7597ab2f3ed1f4aa35d10776bb7d62dc7957a7a6bc6ba8c411f79d01e74fd"
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 SB 1496 (53rd-2nd-regular) — prisoners; drug sentences; out-of-custody treatment

## 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/0344.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1496H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1496P.htm)
4. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1496S.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Retained on the Calendar — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **55–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-27** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-03** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-03** passed `passage`
- **2018-02-28** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-19** house placed on consent calendar
- **2018-01-31** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** signed by governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-27** transmit to house
- **2018-05-03** transmit to senate
- **2018-05-04** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4218fbad-1a11-411d-9d04-ba459db4037e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).