---
type: "Bill"
title: "firearm possession; peace officers; definition"
description: "firearm possession; peace officers; definition"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2212"
citation: "Arizona HB 2212 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS", "COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES -- CURRENT", "FIREARM", "FIREARM POSSESSION", "PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING BOARD", "PEACE OFFICERS", "PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - TITLE 38", "WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Thorpe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed4a81a3-1823-4d63-bfee-41522ff31639"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/69975?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "dbc0c17acde7db005f06a2496f08fb86fa08523039c197eb087d2c1170c42abe"
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 2212 (53rd-2nd-regular) — firearm possession; peace officers; 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/0295.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2212H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2212P.htm)

## Votes

- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **17–13** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **35–22** (pass) · lower
- do pass — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bob Thorpe — primary (person)
- Becky A. Nutt — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Barton — cosponsor (person)
- David Livingston — cosponsor (person)
- David Stringer — cosponsor (person)
- Drew John — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Lawrence — cosponsor (person)
- John Kavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Payne — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Finchem — cosponsor (person)
- Noel W. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Sonny Borrelli — cosponsor (person)
- Todd A. Clodfelter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-02** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-01-22** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-23** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-12** house placed on consent calendar
- **2018-02-20** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-21** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** signed by governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-16** transmit to senate
- **2018-05-03** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-02** transmit to house

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed4a81a3-1823-4d63-bfee-41522ff31639`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).