# Arizona HB 2405: topical medications

Arizona HB 2405, topical medications, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ralph Heap (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-26 (Third Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2405-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2405
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: topical medications
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-03-26, Third Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Ralph Heap (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: facility-provided multidose medication, health care institutions, public health and safety - title 36, short title, topical medical waste reduction act, topical medications
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (110 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Patients can receive unused topical medicines: mixed, low. Arizona's law covers multidose topical antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medicines, and dilation or glaucoma drops or ointments that facility staff obtain for a specific patient. Hospitals and outpatient surgery centers can offer unused portions at discharge, but do not have to. The medicine must be o…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ralph Heap (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Marshall, Sr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Kupper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Selina Bliss (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-26 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | DP | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 58 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | DP | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-26: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-03-17: undefined: PFC (House)
- 2025-03-05: undefined: DP (House)
- 2025-02-20: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-02-10: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-02-03: undefined: DP (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0030.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528912)
- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2405H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/524964)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2405P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521189)

## Related bills

- SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure (signed)
- SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations (signed)
- HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed)
- SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education (signed)
- HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed)
- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0030.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528912)
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2405H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/524964)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2405P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521189)

## Related
- [SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1537-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1496: tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1496-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1742-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2405-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-19).