This bill proposes several updates to the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding special license plates. It introduces a new section, 28-2470.27, which allows for the issuance of Hopi Tribe special plates if a payment of $32,000 is made to the department by December 31, 2025. The design of these plates will be created by the payer and must be approved by the department. Additionally, the bill specifies that the fees associated with these special plates will include an $8 administration fee and a $17 annual donation, with the latter being directed to the Hopi tribal Department of Public Safety for road maintenance and traffic control devices on the Hopi reservation.

The bill also updates existing statutes by replacing references to the previous range of special plate sections (28-2404 to 28-2470.26) with the new section (28-2470.27) in multiple places throughout the law. This includes adjustments to the allocation of special plate administration fees and donations, ensuring that all collected fees are deposited into the state highway fund and that donations are transmitted to the Hopi tribe for specific uses. Overall, the bill modernizes the framework for special plates while providing a new opportunity for the Hopi Tribe to have their own designated plates.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 28-2351, 28-2403, 28-2470.27, 28-6501, 28-6991, 28-6993, 28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417, 28-2470.26, 28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475, 28-2476, 28-4533, 28-2402, 28-2003, 28-5431, 28-2408, 28-2409, 35-146, 35-147, 28-641, 28-2407, 28-2514, 28-2415, 28-1177, 28-5926, 28-5927, 28-410, 28-5808, 28-1143, 28-2353, 28-3003, 28-5101, 28-2206, 28-2162, 49-542, 28-372, 28-2155, 28-2156, 28-2269, 28-4304, 28-4804, 28-710, 28-2065, 28-7311, 28-7059, 28-1105, 28-2448, 28-3415, 28-3002, 28-7316, 28-4302, 28-3416, 28-4504, 28-2098, 28-2321, 28-2324, 28-2325, 28-5474, 28-5739, 28-5863, 28-5864