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legislation/us/states/az/53rd-2nd-regular/hb-2178.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "secretary of state; notary public"
+description: "secretary of state; notary public"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
+legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
+session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
+identifier: "HB 2178"
+citation: "Arizona HB 2178 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["NOTARIES PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - TITLE 38", "SECRETARY OF STATE", "STATE GOVERNMENT - TITLE 41"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Douglas Coleman"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-01-17"
+last_action: "2018-03-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5560a6b3-a24e-4946-b6ab-2d739acc5453"
+source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/69912?SessionId=119"
+source_hash: "ceb1a7d16c4c5f3097cc7288b2025eb9ecfcd178c7e4570e34b2667be7c228da"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-az"]
+---
+
+# Arizona HB 2178 (53rd-2nd-regular) — secretary of state; notary public
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chaptered Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/laws/0013.htm)
+2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2178H.htm)
+3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2178P.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passed — **57–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Douglas Coleman — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-08** passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-03-13** passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-01-17** house first reading. `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-18** house second reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-05** house placed on consent calendar
+- **2018-02-15** senate first reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-19** senate second reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-16** signed by governor `executive-signature`
+- **2018-02-08** transmit to senate
+- **2018-03-13** transmit to house
+- **2018-03-14** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5560a6b3-a24e-4946-b6ab-2d739acc5453`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).
+