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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session

 

FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2131

 

congenital heart defect special plates.

Purpose

            Establishes congenital heart defect special plates and the Congenital Heart Defect Special Plate Fund (Fund).

Background

            The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Motor Vehicle Division provides one license plate to every motor vehicle owner for each vehicle registered (A.R.S. § 28-2351). ADOT is required to issue or renew special plates in lieu of regular license plates under specified conditions and procedures (A.R.S. § 28-2403). The fee for obtaining or renewing a special plate is $25 (A.R.S. § 28-2402). Of the $25 fee, $8 is an administration fee that ADOT deposits in the State Highway Fund (SHF) and $17 is a donation to a specific organization.

            There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1.   Requires ADOT to issue congenital heart defect special plates if, by December 31, 2022, a $32,000 implementation fee is paid to ADOT.

2.   Requires the person paying the $32,000 fee to design the congenital heart defect special plates, subject to approval by ADOT.

3.   Allows the Director of ADOT (Director) to combine a request for a congenital heart defect special plate with a request for a personalized special plate.

4.   Specifies that a combined request is required to be submitted on a form prescribed by the Director and is subject to the fees for both the congenital heart defect special plate and personalized special plate.

5.   Specifies that, of the $25 fee required to obtain or renew a congenital heart defect special plate, $8 is an administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.

6.   Requires ADOT to deposit all congenital heart defect special plate administration fees in the SHF and all remaining monies into the Fund.

7.   Requires the first $32,000 in the Fund to be reimbursed to the person who paid the initial implementation fee.

8.   Establishes the Fund which is to be administered by the Director.

9.   Prohibits more than 10 percent of monies in the Fund from being used for administration costs.

10.  Requires the Director to annually allocate monies from the Fund, excluding administrative fees, to a hospital's foundation that is qualified as a 501(c)(3) organization which meets outlined requirements.

11.  Specifies that monies in the Fund are continuously appropriated.

12.  Requires that monies allocated from the Fund be used only for congenital heart defect research, treatment and community education and outreach.

13.  Exempts monies in the Fund from lapsing.

14.  Makes technical and conforming changes.

15.  Becomes effective on the general effective date.

House Action

TRANS           1/20/21      DP     8-3-0-1

3rd Read          2/11/21                 46-14-0

Prepared by Senate Research

March 18, 2021

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