Fentanyl · 2023-06-20
One Pill. Five Years. Vetoed.
HB 2802 would have imposed a minimum five-year term for trafficking even small amounts of fentanyl. Hobbs vetoed it.
Dealers sell death in a single pill. Lawmakers tried to answer with a hard floor: five years.
HB 2802 targeted selling, manufacturing, or transporting for sale fentanyl at tiny, lethal doses. Hobbs vetoed the bill.
If “one pill can kill” is true — and it is — then vetoing the sentencing floor is a choice. Hobbs made it.
Bills cited
HB 2802 (2023)
Fentanyl sales; manufacture; sentencing; testing
azleg.gov overview