SB 1333
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
Senate: TAT DPA 8-0-1-0 | 3
rd
Read 19-10-1-0
House: TRANS DPA 11-1-0-0 | 3
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Read 48-2-10-0
Final Pass: 21-4-5-0
SB 1333: neighborhood occupantless electric vehicles
Sponsor: Senator Pace, LD 25
Transmitted to Governor
Overview
Outlines requirements and operational restrictions for neighborhood occupantless electric
vehicles (NOEVs).
History
A NOEV is a self-propelled motor vehicle that: 1) is emission free; 2) has at least four wheels in
contact with the ground; and 3) complies with the definition and standards for low speed vehicles
set forth in federal law (A.R.S. § 28-101).
Provisions
1. Prohibits a NOEV from operating, stopping or parking in a bicycle path, except in an
emergency or to cross the path to gain access to another roadway. (Sec. 9)
2. Allows a NOEV to be operated on a highway that has a posted speed limit of 45 miles per
hour or less. (Sec. 9)
3. Allows a NOEV to cross a highway with a posted speed limit of more than 45 miles per hour
at an intersection. (Sec. 9)
4. Prohibits a NOEV from:
a) operating on a highway in which the Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation
(ADOT) or local authorities within their respective jurisdictions have determined and
declared a minimum speed limit of more than 25 miles per hour, except when crossing at
a highway intersection;
b) operating, on roadways within the boundaries of a public airport without express
permission from the airport owner; and
c) transporting hazardous materials that are regulated under the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Authorization Act of 1994. (Sec. 9)
5. Requires a NOEV, when operating on a highway with a posted speed limit between 35 and
45 miles per hour to:
a) operate in the right-hand travel lane or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or
edge of the highway, except when preparing for a left hand turn;
b) turn off the roadway, on a highway with two travel lanes, to a controlled stop as soon as
practicable and when it is safe to do so to allow faster moving vehicles to pass when
passing is unsafe because of traffic in the opposite direction or other conditions, while
there are five or more vehicles immediately behind the vehicle; and
c) display a slow-moving vehicle sign that follows specified details. (Sec. 9)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note SB 1333
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6. States that NOEVs are subject to law relating to autonomous vehicles. (Sec. 2-8)
7. Defines highway as a street or roadway. (Sec. 9)
8. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 8)