ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB 2320: highway safety fee; reduction

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Campbell, LD 1

BILL STATUS: House Engrossed

Overview

Caps the highway safety fee and appropriates monies from the General Fund to the Arizona Highway Patrol Fund.

History

Law 2018, Chapter 265 established the highway safety fee. At the time of registration each year of a vehicle, the registering officer is required to collect a highway safety fee in an amount to be determined each fiscal year by the Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). The Director must deposit all monies collected from the highway safety fee in the Arizona Highway Patrol Fund. The highway safety fee is required to fully fund 110% of the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) highway patrol budget each fiscal year, less any prior unencumbered balance in the Arizona Highway Patrol Fund that exceeds 10 % of the prior year's deposit of highway safety fee monies (A.R. S. § 28-2007).

Currently, ADOT has set the highway safety fee at $32 per vehicle, per year.

Provisions

1. Caps the highway safety fee at $18. (Sec. 1)

2. Eliminates the requirement that the highway safety fee fully fund 110% of the DPS highway patrol budget for each fiscal year. (Sec. 1)

3. Appropriates $47 million from the General Fund in FY 2020 to the Arizona Highway Patrol Fund for highway patrol purposes. (Sec. 2)

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7. Fifty-fourth Legislature                       HB 2320

8. First Regular Session                            Version 3: House Engrossed

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