---
type: "Bill"
title: "illegal substances education; partnership"
description: "illegal substances education; partnership"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2654"
citation: "Arizona HB 2654 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES", "GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF YOUTH", "FAITH AND FAMILY", "ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE EDUCATION", "STATE GOVERNMENT - TITLE 41"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Thorpe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 9
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-04-30"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4c82178-89ee-4117-9319-164a38657b6d"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70950?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "cc8e643a1e21794379e9aec512e1fad02067daaab5f1f4edde4549d76eb25fcb"
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 2654 (53rd-2nd-regular) — illegal substances education; partnership

## 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/0326.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2654H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2654P.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **40–20** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **22–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bob Thorpe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-30** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-05-03** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-03** transmit to senate
- **2018-05-01** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-03** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-03** transmit to house
- **2018-05-03** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-04** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-16** 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/b4c82178-89ee-4117-9319-164a38657b6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).