---
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).