---
type: "Bill"
title: "false filings; UCC; penalty"
description: "false filings; UCC; penalty"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "55th-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2645"
citation: "Arizona HB 2645 (55th-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lupe Diaz"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e28f287-14c1-4ccb-a535-c52f12779e67"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/77482?SessionId=125"
source_hash: "d156a5562e7299315d94373d6bdf021e118d2e42aacdfbac0a3f73eead092def"
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 2645 (55th-2nd-regular) — false filings; UCC; penalty

## 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/55leg/2r/laws/0208.pdf)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/hb2645h.pdf)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/hb2645p.pdf)
4. **SENATE - Judiciary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/adopted/s.2645jud.pdf)
5. **SENATE - Petersen flr amend (ref JUD) adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/adopted/s.2645floorpetersen.pdf)
6. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/hb2645s.pdf)

## Votes

- retained — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **31–26** (pass) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- do pass — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **16–11** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **32–27** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lupe Diaz — primary (person)
- Ben Toma — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Fernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Frank P Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Gail Griffin — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Parker — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Fillmore — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Chaplik — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Wilmeth — cosponsor (person)
- Leo Biasiucci — cosponsor (person)
- Mark W. Finchem — cosponsor (person)
- Neal Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Quang H Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Shawnna Bolick — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Grantham — cosponsor (person)
- Walter "Walt" Blackman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** House First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** House Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-16** DP `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-21** House Placed on Consent Calendar
- **2022-02-23** DP `passage`
- **2022-02-23** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-24** Transmit to Senate
- **2022-02-28** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-01** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-13** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-19** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-19** Transmit to House
- **2022-04-25** PASSED `passage`
- **2022-04-25** PASSED `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-29** 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/3e28f287-14c1-4ccb-a535-c52f12779e67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).