---
type: "Bill"
title: "veterinary medical examining board; continuation"
description: "veterinary medical examining board; continuation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2215"
citation: "Arizona HB 2215 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EXTENSION", "STATE GOVERNMENT - TITLE 41", "VETERINARIANS", "VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brenda Barton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-17"
last_action: "2018-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8a3a512-f832-4bca-971c-f4fa63930aa8"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/69979?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "9904fe552af6bf3e06912cc0badeb6e81be4e4f63a592d7c94cad5efcaf9fa6c"
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 2215 (53rd-2nd-regular) — veterinary medical examining board; continuation

## 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/0070.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2215H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2215P.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **27–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brenda Barton — primary (person)
- BEN TOMA — cosponsor (person)
- Becky A. Nutt — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Thorpe — cosponsor (person)
- Darin Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- David L. Cook — cosponsor (person)
- David Livingston — cosponsor (person)
- Don Shooter — cosponsor (person)
- Drew John — cosponsor (person)
- Jill Norgaard — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Payne — cosponsor (person)
- Lela Alston — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Syms — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Finchem — cosponsor (person)
- Regina E. Cobb — cosponsor (person)
- Reginald Bolding — cosponsor (person)
- Russell Bowers — cosponsor (person)
- Sylvia Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Todd A. Clodfelter — cosponsor (person)
- Travis W. Grantham — cosponsor (person)
- Vince Leach — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-08** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-19** 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`
- **2018-03-23** signed by governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-08** transmit to senate
- **2018-03-19** transmit to house
- **2018-03-20** 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/e8a3a512-f832-4bca-971c-f4fa63930aa8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).