---
type: "Bill"
title: "theft by extortion; sexual acts"
description: "theft by extortion; sexual acts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2053"
citation: "Arizona HB 2053 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL CODE - TITLE 13", "THEFT BY EXTORTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maria Syms"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-12-19"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4db7bfe3-526c-487d-b84e-03d69bb7b19a"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/69700?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "3a9a30f2d7b4c6de6a70cfdc634478e3a59b9b9aeb751a13d1a5cfa378ac0512"
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 2053 (53rd-2nd-regular) — theft by extortion; sexual acts

## 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/0076.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2053H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2053P.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **57–2** (pass) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Maria Syms — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-21** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-01-09** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-10** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2017-12-19** prefiled. `filing`
- **2018-02-20** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-21** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-27** signed by governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-16** transmit to senate
- **2018-03-21** transmit to house
- **2018-03-21** 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/4db7bfe3-526c-487d-b84e-03d69bb7b19a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).