ARIZONA STATE SENATE
RESEARCH STAFF
TO: MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY &
MISSING CHILDREN COMMITTEE
DATE: March 14, 2024
SUBJECT: Strike everything amendment to H.C.R. 2049, relating to freedom to move
Purpose
Subject to voter approval, constitutionally prohibits a tax or fee based on vehicle miles
traveled and any rule or law that monitors or limits vehicle miles of travel without consent and
excludes limiting or monitoring the miles traveled by government-owned vehicles, the provision
of travel reimbursements and specified interstate agreements.
Background
Vehicle miles traveled is the number of miles traveled by a motor vehicle for commute
trips. A mile traveled by a reduced emission vehicle must be counted as less than a full vehicle
mile traveled for travel reduction plan purposes (A.R.S. ยง 49-581).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Prohibits the state and any county, city, town, municipal corporation or political subdivision
of the state from:
a) imposing a tax or fee based on vehicle miles traveled by a person in a motor vehicle; or
b) enacting any rule or law to monitor or limit the vehicle miles traveled by a person in a
motor vehicle.
2. Excludes, from the prohibition, a rule or law that requires the person to voluntarily consent to
the monitoring or limitation.
3. States that the prescribed prohibitions do not prevent:
a) a governmental entity from limiting or monitoring the miles traveled by a motor vehicle
that is owned by the governmental entity or providing reimbursement for an employee's
travel expenses; or
b) the execution of an interstate agreement that is established to administer the payment or
reporting of fuel taxes or registration fees for commercial vehicles that operate in more
than one state.
4. Requires the Secretary of State to submit the proposition to the voters at the next general
election.
5. Becomes effective if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor.
ELIZABETH BUSKIRK
LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH INTERN
KIYAHNA J. ARAZA
LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH ANALYST
TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY &
MISSING CHILDREN COMMITTEE
Telephone: (602) 926-3171