---
type: "Bill"
title: "private postsecondary education board; terms"
description: "private postsecondary education board; terms"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
identifier: "HB 2302"
citation: "Arizona HB 2302 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARDS", "COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES -- CURRENT", "PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION", "PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS - TITLE 32"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Thorpe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-16"
last_action: "2018-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a81494c-172f-4cae-993e-594fcc547ca4"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70082?SessionId=119"
source_hash: "6ca836cf3cdd8d0bd14d34dada7434d4b9c8ed169f3723607db6ab1eb34796d2"
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 2302 (53rd-2nd-regular) — private postsecondary education board; terms

## 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/0117.htm)
2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2302H.htm)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2302P.htm)

## Votes

- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed — **31–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Thorpe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-20** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-29** passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-01-16** house first reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** house second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-26** senate first reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-27** senate second reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-03** signed by governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-21** transmit to senate
- **2018-04-02** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-29** transmit to house

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a81494c-172f-4cae-993e-594fcc547ca4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).