Arizona 2024 2024 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SCR1030 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 03/22/2024

                      	SCR 1030 
Initials AF 	Page 1 	Appropriations 
 
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Fifty-sixth Legislature 
Second Regular Session 
Senate: Unanimously Adopted 
 
SCR 1030: recognizing public safety telecommunicators 
S/E: marijuana establishments; licensing; violent crimes 
Sponsor: Senator Rogers, LD 7 
Committee on Appropriations 
 
Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to SCR 1030 
Overview 
Subject to voter approval, allows the transfer of a marijuana establishment license if certain 
conditions are met and modifies the definition of violent crime. 
History 
Proposition 207 (2020) legalized marijuana for adult personal use. Proposition 207 also 
directed the Department of Health Services (DHS) to adopt rules governing social equity 
licenses and issue 26 marijuana establishment licenses under the Social Equity Ownership 
Program. These licenses were directed to individuals from communities disproportionately 
impacted by the enforcement of previous marijuana laws (A.R.S. § 36-2854). 
A violent crime means any criminal act that results in death or physical injury or involves 
the criminal use of a deadly weapon (A.R.S. § 13-901.03). 
Provisions 
1. Prohibits DHS from issuing additional marijauna establishment licenses for the Social 
Equity Ownership Program. (Sec. 1) 
2. Allows a marijuana establishment license to be transferred to any entity, if any of the 
following apply: 
a) a principal officer or board member violated any marijuana-related rules when the 
license was originally issued; 
b) a principal officer or board member failed to disclose an excluded felony offense; or 
a principal officer or board member did not possess a card for a marijuana facility 
agent at the time of application. (Sec. 1) 
3. Subjects the transfer of licenses to review and investigative determination by the 
Attorney General. (Sec. 1) 
4. Applies the definition of violent crime regardless of whether the conviction is withheld 
due to a first offender, deferred adjudication or similar program. (Sec. 2) 
5. Includes legislative intent. (Sec. 3) 
6. Directs the Secretary of State to submit this measure to the voters as a proposition at the 
next general election. 
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note