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Tempe introduces first-read ordinance requiring drink‑spiking test kits, schedules second hearing Feb. 5
Summary
Councilmember Keating introduced a first-reading ordinance requiring licensed late-night venues to keep drink‑spiking test kits and offering incentives, while businesses urged revisions on liability and open‑container language; council scheduled a second public hearing for Feb. 5, 2026.
Councilmember Keating introduced a first‑reading ordinance intended to deter drink spiking by requiring certain alcohol‑serving establishments in Tempe to maintain on‑site drink‑spiking test kits and to promote voluntary use of drink covers.
Keating, chair of the council subcommittee on the issue, described a months‑long stakeholder process and said the ordinance’s sole mandatory operating requirement is an inventory of testing kits. “Drink spiking testing kits must be available with a minimum of 10 kits,” he told the council, while describing a package of incentives — including a 25% reduction on the city’s annual liquor license tax for participating businesses…
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