---
type: "Bill"
title: "unmanned aircraft; emergencies; immunity"
description: "unmanned aircraft; emergencies; immunity"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2272"
citation: "Arizona HB 2272 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MILITARY AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - TITLE 26", "MUNICIPALITIES", "UNMANNED AIRCRAFT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Thorpe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c18eca2-341e-45a7-b00e-2a4235439c67"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70036?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "e30ec695b2aa408ad6a36ea41ec190bb43c9ed7ba4310046c1f8c8303dcb048b"
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 2272 (53rd-2nd-regular) — unmanned aircraft; emergencies; immunity

## 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/0116.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2272H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2272P.htm)

## Votes

- do pass — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **16–14** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **46–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Thorpe — primary (person)
- Becky A. Nutt — cosponsor (person)
- Drew John — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Payne — cosponsor (person)
- Regina E. Cobb — cosponsor (person)
- Todd A. Clodfelter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-22** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-28** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-01-22** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-23** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-20** house placed on consent calendar
- **2018-02-27** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-28** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-03** signed by governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-23** 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/1c18eca2-341e-45a7-b00e-2a4235439c67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).