---
type: "Bill"
title: "theft by extortion; defense"
description: "theft by extortion; defense"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "55th-1st-regular"
identifier: "HB 2178"
citation: "Arizona HB 2178 (55th-1st-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL CODE - TITLE 13", "DEFENSE", "THEFT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank Pratt"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-20"
last_action: "2021-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54c4a979-6d72-4ecd-aa5f-5ba5ca090c66"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/74602?SessionId=123"
source_hash: "0d6c4702e28db1445869b96b69fdd0dd3fbb7e2492c9770f5534be80e184f469"
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 2178 (55th-1st-regular) — theft by extortion; defense

## 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/0102.htm)
2. **HOUSE - Floor Amend to Bill - Pratt - passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/484335)
3. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/HB2178H.htm)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/HB2178P.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **60–0** (pass) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frank Pratt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-20** House First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-21** House Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-01-27** DP `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-01** House Placed on Consent Calendar
- **2021-02-15** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-15** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-15** Transmit to Senate
- **2021-02-18** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04** DP `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-17** Transmit to House
- **2021-03-18** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-24** 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/54c4a979-6d72-4ecd-aa5f-5ba5ca090c66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).