republic-os/legislation/us/states/az/53rd-2nd-regular/hb-2246.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	jail; prohibited items; drugs	jail; prohibited items; drugs	us/states/az	Arizona Legislature	53rd-2nd-regular	HB 2246	Arizona HB 2246 (53rd-2nd-regular)	bill	DRUGS PRISONS AND PRISONERS - TITLE 31 PROHIBITED ITEMS	enacted	Eddie Farnsworth	4	12	6	2018-01-16	2018-04-12	openstates	ocd-bill/d62ed64a-152b-4837-bb20-61fe20ca6299	https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/69992?SessionId=119	aad0910e5a519d120c71a9b33787383b7a6c9a0e66b8cc739dc51df7749c139a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-az

Arizona HB 2246 (53rd-2nd-regular) — jail; prohibited items; drugs

Version chain

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

1. Chaptered Version (committee substitute) — source
2. House Engrossed Version (committee substitute) — source
3. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Engrossed Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passed — 57–2 (pass) · lower
• do pass amended — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• Passed — 30–0 (pass) · upper
• Retained on the Calendar — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• do pass amended — 0–0 (fail) · upper
• Passed — 31–25 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Eddie Farnsworth — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-16 house first reading. reading-1
• 2018-01-29 house placed on consent calendar
• 2018-02-15 passed passage, reading-3
• 2018-02-15 transmit to senate
• 2018-01-17 house second reading reading-2
• 2018-02-21 senate second reading reading-2
• 2018-03-26 passed passage, reading-3
• 2018-03-26 transmit to house
• 2018-02-20 senate first reading reading-1
• 2018-04-09 passed passage
• 2018-04-10 transmit to governor executive-receipt
• 2018-04-12 signed by governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d62ed64a-152b-4837-bb20-61fe20ca6299. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).