---
type: "Bill"
title: "prohibited bail; sexual conduct; molestation"
description: "prohibited bail; sexual conduct; molestation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2245"
citation: "Arizona HB 2245 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BAIL", "CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN", "CRIMINAL CODE - TITLE 13", "MINORS", "SERIOUS OFFENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eddie Farnsworth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-16"
last_action: "2018-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/059f7cf2-fb59-43e4-adc8-66015d64e39f"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/69990?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "fc129782b8d4d1385fd01e901e6a13c229cb7d4d86296769d7f579b49cbe4c50"
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 2245 (53rd-2nd-regular) — prohibited bail; sexual conduct; molestation

## 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/0115.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2245H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2245P.htm)

## Votes

- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **40–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eddie Farnsworth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-14** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-28** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-01-16** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-20** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-21** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-03** signed by governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-14** transmit to senate
- **2018-03-28** transmit to house
- **2018-03-29** 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/059f7cf2-fb59-43e4-adc8-66015d64e39f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).