---
type: "Bill"
title: "buffalo soldiers memorial; extension"
description: "buffalo soldiers memorial; extension"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "55th-1st-regular"
identifier: "HB 2470"
citation: "Arizona HB 2470 (55th-1st-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUFFALO SOLDIER", "EXTENSION", "MEMORIAL", "REPEAL", "STATE AGENCIES", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard C. Andrade"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2021-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0273ecfb-87e0-46f0-bc64-aa6476ea20c2"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/75069?SessionId=123"
source_hash: "92d57c9606ddc509b9f46a81fd160ae0db748a1fad35f43420a4d64b45e991c1"
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 2470 (55th-1st-regular) — buffalo soldiers memorial; extension

## 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/0360.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/HB2470H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/HB2470P.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **59–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Richard C. Andrade — primary (person)
- Athena Salman — cosponsor (person)
- Charlene R. Fernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Jermaine — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Fillmore — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Schwiebert — cosponsor (person)
- Kelli Butler — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Payne — cosponsor (person)
- Melody Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela Powers Hannley — cosponsor (person)
- Randall Friese — cosponsor (person)
- Raquel Terán — cosponsor (person)
- Reginald Bolding, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Walter "Walt" Blackman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-27** House First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28** House Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-02-03** DP `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-08** House Placed on Consent Calendar
- **2021-02-11** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-12** Transmit to Senate
- **2021-02-18** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-08** DP `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-05** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-05** Transmit to House
- **2021-05-06** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** 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/0273ecfb-87e0-46f0-bc64-aa6476ea20c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).