Arizona 2022 2022 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HB2673 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 07/15/2022

                      	HB 2673 
Initials AC 	Page 1 	Transmitted  
 
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Fifty-fifth Legislature 
Second Regular Session 
House: TRANS DP 9-1-0-2 │ 3
rd
 Read 59-0-1-0 
Senate: TAT DPA 8-0-1-0 │ 3
rd
 Read 25-1-4-0 
Final Pass: 49-0-11-0 
 
HB 2673: vehicle operation; licenses; points 
Sponsor: Representative Payne, LD 21 
Transmitted to the Governor  
Overview 
Requires the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to only assess points against a 
person's driving record for one violation if multiple violations result from the same action.  
History 
The duties of ADOT are as follows: 1) register motor vehicles and aircraft, license drivers, collect 
revenues, enforce motor vehicle and aviation statutes and perform related functions; 2) do 
multimodal state transportation planning, cooperate and coordinate transportation planning with 
local governments and establish an annually updated priority program of capital improvements 
for all transportation modes; 3) design and construct transportation facilities in accordance with a 
priority plan and maintain and operate state highways, state-owned airports and state public 
transportation systems; 4) investigate new transportation systems and cooperate with and advise 
local governments concerning the development and operation of public transit systems; and 5) 
have administrative jurisdiction of transportation safety programs and implement them in 
accordance with applicable law (A.R.S. § 28-332). 
Provisions 
1. Requires ADOT to only assess points against a person's driving record for one violation if 
multiple violations result from the same action or course of conduct. (Sec. 4) 
2. Specifies that ADOT shall assess points for the violation that has the highest number of points. 
(Sec. 4) 
3. Requires ADOT to expunge from its public records, a note of suspension or revocation if the 
following occur: 
a) The licensee submits proof of a dismissal of the violation on which the suspension or 
revocation is based and that the charge was not refiled within six months of the dismissal; 
or 
b) After 12 months the licensee has not been charged with a simple or extreme DUI violation 
resulting from the event which the suspension or revocation is based. (Sec. 5) 
4. Exempts ADOT from rulemaking requirements. (Sec. 6) 
5. Contains a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022. (Sec. 7) 
6. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1-3, 5) 
  
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note