HB 2235
Initials LM/KL Page 1 House Engrossed
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
House: TI DPA 6-1-0-0
HB 2235: signs; lane use; civil penalty
Sponsor: Representative Martinez, LD 16
House Engrossed
Overview
Directs the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and each local authority to place
signs on the portions of Interstates 8, 10 and 40 on which there are two lanes for use by motor
vehicles traveling in the same direction that direct slower traffic to travel in a lane other than
the farthest left lane. Mandates the signs to read "Left lane for passing only, slow traffic keep
right" and subjects a person in violation to a civil penalty of $200.
History
On all roadways, a person driving a vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic
must drive the vehicle in the right-hand lane, except when overtaking and passing another
vehicle or when preparing for a left turn (A.R.S. § 28-721).
A person must not drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal
and reasonable movement of traffic. The minimum speed limit may be determined by the
Director of ADOT or local authority which a person must not drive a vehicle below except
when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law (A.R.S. § 28-704).
Provisions
1. Requires ADOT and each local authority to place signs on the portions of Interstates 8,
10 and 40 on which there are two lanes for use by motor vehicles traveling in the same
direction that direct slower traffic to travel in a lane other than the farthest left lane.
(Sec. 1, 2)
2. Stipulates that a person who violates the requirement of driving a vehicle proceeding at
less than the normal speed of traffic in the left-hand lane is subject to a civil penalty of
$200. (Sec 2).
3. States that the sign must read "Left lane for passing only, slow traffic keep right." (Sec. 1)
4. Stipulates that the sign must either be accompanied by a smaller sign that reads "$200
fine" or include on the "Left lane for passing only, slow traffic keep right" sign a warning
that reads "$200 fine". (Sec 1)
5. Requires the "Left lane for passing only, slow traffic keep right" sign to be 48 inches in
height and 48 inches in width. (Sec.1)