ARIZONA STATE SENATE

ELIZABETH BUSKIRK

LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH INTERN

KIYAHNA J. ARAZA

LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH ANALYST

TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & MISSING CHILDREN COMMITTEE

Telephone: (602) 926-3171

RESEARCH STAFF

TO:                  MEMBERS OF THE SENATE

TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & MISSING CHILDREN COMMITTEE

DATE:            March 14, 2024

SUBJECT:      Strike everything amendment to H.C.R. 2049, relating to freedom to move

Purpose

Subject to voter approval, constitutionally prohibits a tax or fee based on vehicle miles traveled and any rule or law that monitors or limits vehicle miles of travel without consent and excludes limiting or monitoring the miles traveled by government-owned vehicles, the provision of travel reimbursements and specified interstate agreements.

Background

Vehicle miles traveled is the number of miles traveled by a motor vehicle for commute trips. A mile traveled by a reduced emission vehicle must be counted as less than a full vehicle mile traveled for travel reduction plan purposes (A.R.S. § 49-581).

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

Provisions

1. Prohibits the state and any county, city, town, municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state from:

a) imposing a tax or fee based on vehicle miles traveled by a person in a motor vehicle; or

b) enacting any rule or law to monitor or limit the vehicle miles traveled by a person in a motor vehicle.

2. Excludes, from the prohibition, a rule or law that requires the person to voluntarily consent to the monitoring or limitation.

3. States that the prescribed prohibitions do not prevent:

a) a governmental entity from limiting or monitoring the miles traveled by a motor vehicle that is owned by the governmental entity or providing reimbursement for an employee's travel expenses; or

b) the execution of an interstate agreement that is established to administer the payment or reporting of fuel taxes or registration fees for commercial vehicles that operate in more than one state.

4. Requires the Secretary of State to submit the proposition to the voters at the next general election.

5. Becomes effective if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor.