REFERENCE TITLE: vehicle insurance; renewal; fees; DPS

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-third Legislature

First Regular Session

2017

 

 

HB 2329

 

Introduced by

Representative Campbell

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 20, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20‑269; amending section 41‑1752, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to motor vehicle insurance.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 20, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-269, to read:

START_STATUTE20-269.  Semiannual renewal of automobile or motor vehicle liability policy; fee

On the renewal of a semiannual automobile liability or motor vehicle liability policy, the department of insurance shall charge the insured a fee in an amount to be determined by the director.  The total amount of fees that are collected annually pursuant to this section shall cover the projected annual budget for the highway patrol division of the department of public safety.  The director of insurance shall deposit the monies, pursuant to sections 35‑146 and 35‑147, in the Arizona highway patrol fund established by section 41‑1752.END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Section 41-1752, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-1752.  Arizona highway patrol fund

A.  An The Arizona highway patrol fund is established.

B.  The Arizona highway patrol fund consists of:

1.  Monies distributed to the fund from the Arizona highway user revenue fund by the legislature subject to section 28‑6537.

2.  Miscellaneous service fees.

3.  Rewards.

4.  Awards.

5.  Insurance recoveries.

6.  Receipts from the sale or disposal of any property held by the Arizona highway patrol or purchased with Arizona highway patrol monies.

7.  Monies received from the public safety personnel retirement system pursuant to section 20‑224.01.

8.  Monies deposited pursuant to section 28‑3513.

9.  Monies deposited pursuant to section 20‑269.

C.  Subject to legislative appropriation, the patrol superintendent shall administer and spend monies in the Arizona highway patrol fund in conformity with the laws governing state financial operations.

D.  Monies in the Arizona highway patrol fund:

1.  Do not revert to the state general fund or Arizona highway user revenue fund.

2.  Are exempt from the provisions of section 35‑190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.

E.  Subject to legislative appropriation, monies in the Arizona highway patrol fund shall be used to administer the provisions of law relating to the highway patrol and the Arizona highway patrol reserve and all matters pertaining to those laws, except that monies received pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 7 of this section shall be used for the department of public safety. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.  Requirements for enactment; two-thirds vote

Pursuant to article IX, section 22, Constitution of Arizona, this act is effective only on the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature and is effective immediately on the signature of the governor or, if the governor vetoes this act, on the subsequent affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members of each house of the legislature.