# Arizona SB 1402: essential drugs; price increases; limits.

Arizona SB 1402, essential drugs; price increases; limits., is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Eva Burch (Democratic); status failed (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1402-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1402
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: essential drugs; price increases; limits.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: unknown
- Sponsor: Eva Burch (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: ahcccs (see also: arizona health care cost containment system), arizona health care cost containment system (ahcccs), attorney general, civil penalty, confidentiality, definitions, enforcement actions, essential drugs, limits, manufacturers, prescription drugs, price gouging, price increases, united states department of health and human services, wholesale distributors
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Eva Burch (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Fernandez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Denise “Mitzi” Epstein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lauren Kuby (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lela Alston (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rosanna Gabaldón (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- undated: undefined: None (Senate)
- undated: undefined: None (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1402P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522263)

## Related bills

- SB 1740: 2025-2026; environment (signed)
- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)
- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)
- SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care (signed)
- SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education (signed)
- SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1402P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522263)

## Related
- [SB 1740: 2025-2026; environment](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1740-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1741-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1744-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1743-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1402-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-12).