COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2451
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 1, line 9, strike "marijuana or"
Line 10, strike "marijuana products" insert ":
(a)"
Line 11, after "children" insert a period strike remainder of line
Strike line 12, insert:
"(b) With images or likenesses of toys or cartoons, including santa claus, that appeal to individuals who are under twenty-one years of age.
(c) In a way that primarily appeals to individuals who are under twenty-one years of age such that the advertising has a special attractiveness to individuals who are under twenty-one years of age beyond general attractiveness for individuals who are twenty-one years of age or older."
Line 16, strike "the advertiser has reliable evidence that"
Line 18, after "following" insert "conspicuous and legible"; after the quotation marks insert "Do not use"
Line 19, strike "is only for adults who are" insert "if you are under"; strike "or older"; after "Keep" insert "marijuana"
Line 22, after "thousand" insert "radial"; strike ", if in the line of sight,"
Line 23, after the second comma insert "substance abuse recovery facility,"
Line 26, after "subsection" insert ", on notification by the attorney general's office,"; after the period insert "For circumstances beyond the control of the billboard operator that may prevent the removal within the prescribed time frame, the sign must be removed as soon as it is safely and legally possible. A person that does not comply with this subsection is subject to the civil penalties and disciplinary action prescribed in this section."
Page 1, line 28, after "advertising" insert "strain names,"
Between lines 29 and 30, insert:
"E. A billboard advertisement under this section may not use any image or other visual representation of an individual consuming marijuana or marijuana products."
Reletter to conform
Line 45, strike "advertise" insert "authorize advertising for"
Page 2, line 23, after the period insert:
"L."; strike "subsection may" insert "section shall"
Between lines 24 and 25, insert:
"Sec. 2. Exemption from rulemaking
Notwithstanding any other law, for the purposes of this act, the department of health services is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of title 41, chapters 6 and 6.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, for twenty-four months after the effective date of this act.
Sec. 3. Effective date
Section 36-2859, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, is effective from and after June 29, 2025."
Renumber to conform
Amend title to conform