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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2271
religious educational institution; special plates
Purpose
Establishes a religious educational institution special plate and the Religious Educational
Institution Special Plate Fund (Fund).
Background
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Motor Vehicle Division provides one
license plate to every motor vehicle owner for each vehicle registered (A.R.S. § 28-2351). ADOT
must issue or renew special plates in lieu of regular license plates under specified conditions and
procedures (A.R.S. § 28-2403). The fee for obtaining or renewing a special plate is $25 (A.R.S.
§ 28-2402). Of the $25 fee, $8 is an administration fee that ADOT deposits in the State Highway
Fund (SHF) and $17 is a donation.
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires ADOT to issue a religious educational institution special plate if, by December 31,
2024, a person pays the $32,000 implementation fee.
2. Requires the person that pays the $32,000 implementation fee to design the religious
educational institution special plate.
3. Subjects the design and color of the religious educational institution special plate to the
approval of ADOT.
4. Allows the Director of ADOT (Director) to combine a request for a religious educational
institution special plate with a request for a personalized special plate.
5. Specifies that a combined request must be submitted in a form prescribed by the Director and
is subject to the fees for both the religious educational institution special plate and personalized
special plate.
6. Specifies that, of the $25 fee required to obtain or renew a religious educational institution
special plate, $8 is an administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.
7. Establishes the Fund which is to be administered by the Director.
8. Requires ADOT to deposit all special plate administration fees in the SHF and transmit the
religious educational institution special plate donations to the Fund. FACT SHEET
H.B. 2271
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9. Requires the first $32,000 in the Fund to be reimbursed to the person that paid the
implementation fee.
10. Requires the Director to annually allocate Fund monies to an entity that is a 501(c)(3)
organization that has financial oversight of an institution of higher learning's alumni chapters
in Arizona.
11. Allows the prescribed entity to use Fund monies only for:
a) alumni programs in Arizona; and
b) scholarships and replenishment grants for students who are state residents and who are
attending an institution of higher learning.
12. Stipulates that the institution of higher learning must have a campus in:
a) Provo, Utah;
b) Laie, Hawaii; and
c) Rexburg, Idaho.
13. Caps, at 10 percent, the annual amount of Fund monies that may be used to administer the
Fund.
14. Requires, on notice from the Director, the State Treasurer to invest and divest Fund monies
and credit monies earned to the Fund.
15. Specifies that Fund monies are continuously appropriated.
16. Makes technical and conforming changes.
17. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
TI 2/14/24 DP 9-2-0-0
3
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Read 2/22/24 31-28-0-0-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 7, 2024
KJA/EB/slp