Assigned to TAT AS PASSED BY HOUSE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
AMENDED
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1333
neighborhood occupantless electric vehicles
Purpose
Outlines requirements and operational restrictions for neighborhood occupantless electric
vehicles (NOEV).
Background
A neighborhood electric vehicle 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 the federal law. A neighborhood electric shuttle
includes the same standards prescribed above, including the capability to drive at least eight
passengers (A.R.S. § 28-101).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Defines NOEV as a neighborhood electric vehicle that is not designed, intended or marketed
for human occupancy.
2. Allows an NOEV to be operated on a highway with a posted speed limit of 45 miles per hour
or less.
3. Allows an NOEV to cross an intersection on a highway with a posted speed limit that is over
45 miles per hour.
4. Requires an NOEV, when operating on a highway with a posted speed limit that is 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 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 sign that follows details outlined.
5. Prohibits an NOEV from:
a) operating on a highway in which the Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation
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
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b) operating, stopping, parking or standing in a path or lane designated as a bicycle path or
lane by a state or local authority, except in the case of emergency or for crossing the path
or lane to gain access to a public or private road or driveway;
c) operating on the roadways within the boundaries of a public airport, or operating at an
airport without express permission of the airport owner; and
d) transporting hazardous materials that are regulated under the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Authorization Act of 1994.
6. Subjects an NOEV to the requirements of autonomous vehicles.
7. Defines highway as a street or roadway.
8. Makes technical and conforming changes.
9. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee
1. Adds a prohibition for the operation of an NOEV on a highway with a designated and declared
minimum speed limit of more than 25 miles per hour.
Amendments Adopted by Committee of the Whole
1. Adds to prohibitions regarding the operation of an NOEV.
2. Adds the definition of highway.
Amendments Adopted by the House of Representatives
1. Subjects an NOEV to the requirements of autonomous vehicles.
2. Makes conforming changes.
Senate Action House Action
TAT 2/7/22 DPA 8-0-1 TRANS 3/23/22 DPA 11-1-0-0
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Read 3/14/22 19-10-1 3
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Read 5/18/22 48-2-10
Prepared by Senate Research
May 18, 2022
RA/slp