---
type: "Bill"
title: "writs of garnishment; attorney fees"
description: "writs of garnishment; attorney fees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "55th-1st-regular"
identifier: "HB 2170"
citation: "Arizona HB 2170 (55th-1st-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY FEES", "COSTS", "COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS - TITLE 12", "GARNISHMENT", "TAXES", "WRIT OF GARNISHMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walter \"Walt\" Blackman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8616848-0bbb-4a86-9c59-d87550e5b527"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/74594?SessionId=123"
source_hash: "e48884d9dc712e8cee156fa9296c4ed1712cfcc94d073133f33bed61fef472a3"
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 2170 (55th-1st-regular) — writs of garnishment; attorney fees

## 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/1R/laws/0306.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/HB2170H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/HB2170P.htm)

## Votes

- do pass — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **54–5** (pass) · lower
- do pass — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walter "Walt" Blackman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21** House First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-25** House Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-02-03** DP `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-08** House Placed on Consent Calendar
- **2021-02-23** DP `passage`
- **2021-02-23** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-24** Transmit to Senate
- **2021-03-02** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-03** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** DP `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-05** DP `passage`
- **2021-04-26** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Transmit to House
- **2021-04-27** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-03** 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/a8616848-0bbb-4a86-9c59-d87550e5b527`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).