---
type: "Bill"
title: "boxing; mixed martial arts; continuation"
description: "boxing; mixed martial arts; continuation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2170"
citation: "Arizona HB 2170 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ARIZONA STATE BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS COMMISSION", "BOARDS", "COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES -- CURRENT", "BOXING COMMISSION", "CONTINUATION", "STATE GOVERNMENT - TITLE 41"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BEN TOMA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-16"
last_action: "2018-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4061133-4af1-4589-b427-8e84f465d5aa"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/69893?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "baa90a04063cafcc1fc86c600b52f60829a8f7323e53dcfdc5760a396c44afa9"
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 2170 (53rd-2nd-regular) — boxing; mixed martial arts; continuation

## 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/0035.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2170H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2170P.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- do pass — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **25–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BEN TOMA — primary (person)
- Brenda Barton — cosponsor (person)
- David L. Cook — cosponsor (person)
- David Livingston — cosponsor (person)
- David Stringer — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Weninger — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Payne — cosponsor (person)
- Russell Bowers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-07** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-15** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-01-16** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-01-22** house placed on consent calendar
- **2018-02-15** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-19** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-20** signed by governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-07** transmit to senate
- **2018-03-15** transmit to house
- **2018-03-16** 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/f4061133-4af1-4589-b427-8e84f465d5aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).