---
type: "Bill"
title: "sexual offenses; definition; defenses"
description: "sexual offenses; definition; defenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2283"
citation: "Arizona HB 2283 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL CODE - TITLE 13", "SEXUAL OFFENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anthony T. Kern"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10e304dc-1a5d-4c29-ae6c-211eb65f51f8"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70045?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "fd06a93febbb77c7aea7f2b4853c5d361031b91b0920fdafe81aac54cfb3f206"
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 2283 (53rd-2nd-regular) — sexual offenses; definition; defenses

## 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/0266.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2283H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2283P.htm)
4. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2283S.htm)

## Votes

- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **59–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **59–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anthony T. Kern — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-20** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-09** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-18** passed `passage`
- **2018-01-18** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-26** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-27** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** signed by governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-21** transmit to senate
- **2018-04-09** transmit to house
- **2018-04-19** 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/10e304dc-1a5d-4c29-ae6c-211eb65f51f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).