---
type: "Bill"
title: "ballot measures; paid circulator definition"
description: "ballot measures; paid circulator definition"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2648"
citation: "Arizona HB 2648 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BALLOT MEASURES", "INITIATIVE", "REFERENDUM AND RECALL - TITLE 19", "PAID CIRCULATORS", "PAID PETITION CIRCULATORS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vince Leach"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 9
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-04-30"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1535ddbe-3332-4f07-989b-99de9cd92fe7"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70941?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "0a068806b22c68ff8b6ab5b7c27a62367f9f957227a6468d3d065c8f48fa4a93"
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 2648 (53rd-2nd-regular) — ballot measures; paid circulator definition

## 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/0320.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2648H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2648P.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **18–11** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **47–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Vince Leach — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-30** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-05-03** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-03** transmit to senate
- **2018-05-01** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-03** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-03** transmit to house
- **2018-05-03** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-04** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-16** signed by governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1535ddbe-3332-4f07-989b-99de9cd92fe7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).