This bill proposes several updates to the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding special license plates. It introduces a new section, 28-2470.40, which establishes a distracted driving special plate that can be issued if a person pays a $32,000 implementation fee by December 31, 2026. The design and color of these plates will be determined by the person who pays the fee, subject to department approval. Additionally, the bill specifies that a portion of the fees collected for these plates will be allocated to a newly created distracted driving special plate fund, which will be used to support organizations focused on raising awareness about distracted driving.

The bill also modifies existing statutes by deleting references to the previous range of special plate sections (28-2404 to 28-2470.39) and replacing them with the new section (28-2470.40). It clarifies the distribution of fees, stating that $8 of the $25 fee for original and renewal special plates will be an administration fee, while $17 will be an annual donation. Furthermore, it mandates that the department deposit these fees into the state highway fund and the new distracted driving special plate fund, ensuring that funds are continuously appropriated for their intended purposes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 28-2351, 28-2403, 28-2470.40, 28-6501, 28-6991, 28-6993, 28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417, 28-2470.39, 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, 35-313, 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