Senate Engrossed off-highway vehicles; weight State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 SENATE BILL 1517 An Act amending section 28-2156, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending laws 2022, chapter 148, section 1, as amended by laws 2024, chapter 76, section 1; relating to off-highway vehicles. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Senate Engrossed off-highway vehicles; weight
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
SENATE BILL 1517
Senate Engrossed
off-highway vehicles; weight
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
2025
SENATE BILL 1517
An Act
amending section 28-2156, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending laws 2022, chapter 148, section 1, as amended by laws 2024, chapter 76, section 1; relating to off-highway vehicles.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 28-2156, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE28-2156. Temporary general use registration; definition A. In lieu of permanent registration, the department may issue a temporary general use registration that allows a person to operate a vehicle for no not more than thirty days. B. The director may authorize issuance of this temporary registration if either of the following applies: 1. The person does not qualify for registration under section 28-2154 or 28-2292 or article 10 of this chapter. 2. The person is a nonresident who owns an off-highway vehicle that is titled in another state and otherwise meets the requirements of Chapter 3, article 20 of this title. C. A person operating a vehicle with a temporary general use registration shall comply with the mandatory motor vehicle insurance requirements of this state prescribed in chapter 9, article 4 of this title. D. The department shall prescribe the content and form of the temporary general use registration application. The owner or operator of the vehicle shall display the temporary general use registration so that it is clearly visible from outside the vehicle. E. The registering officer shall not issue more than one temporary general use registration for a vehicle in a twelve month twelve-month period. This subsection does not apply to a person who owns an off-highway vehicle that is titled in another state and otherwise meets the requirements of chapter 3, article 20 of this title. F. At the time of application for a temporary general use registration, the applicant shall submit for inspection proper evidence of ownership or authorized possession of the vehicle. G. The fee for the temporary general use registration is as prescribed in section 28-2003. The registering officer shall deposit one dollar $1 of the fee in the county assessor's special registration fund established by section 28-2005 if the assessor is the registering officer or in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 if the director is the registering officer. h. For the purposes of this section, "Off-highway vehicle" means an off-highway VEHICLE that satisfies all of the following: 1. Is designed primarily for RECREATIONAL nonhighway all-terrain travel. 2. Is not more than eighty inches in width. 3. Has an unladen weight of not more than two thousand five hundred pounds. 4. Travels on four or more non-highway tires. 5. Has a STEERING wheel for steering control. 6. Has a rollover protective structure. 7. Has an occupant retention system. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Laws 2022, chapter 148, section 1, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 76, section 1, is amended to read: Section 1. Arizona off-highway vehicle study committee; membership; duties; report; delayed repeal A. The Arizona off-highway vehicle study committee is established consisting of the following members: 1. Two members of the senate who are appointed by the president of the senate and who are members of different political parties. The president of the senate shall designate one of these members to serve as cochairperson of the committee. 2. Two members of the house of representatives who are appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and who are members of different political parties. The speaker of the house of representatives shall designate one of these members to serve as cochairperson of the committee. 3. The director of the Arizona game and fish department or the director's designee. 4. The director of the department of transportation or the director's designee. 5. The director of the Arizona state parks board or the director's designee. 6. The commissioner of the state land department or the commissioner's designee. 7. One law enforcement officer who enforces off-highway vehicle laws and who is appointed by the governor. 8. One representative of an organization representing hunting or fishing or a similar outdoor sports activity in this state who is appointed by the governor. 9. Two members who represent an off-highway vehicle organization or recreational group in this state. One member shall be appointed by the president of the senate and one member shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. 10. One representative of an off-highway vehicle rental company in this state who is appointed by the president of the senate. 11. One representative of an off-highway vehicle manufacturer or retailer in this state who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. 12. One representative of the farming and agriculture industry in this state who is appointed by the governor. 13. Two members of the public who are knowledgeable about outdoor recreation issues in this state and about trails used by off-highway vehicle operators. The president of the senate shall appoint these members. One of the members shall represent holders of federal grazing permits or other land use permits. B. Appointed members serve at the pleasure of the person who made the appointment. C. Committee members are not eligible to receive compensation, but members who are appointed by the governor are eligible for reimbursement of expenses under title 38, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes. D. The committee shall: 1. Meet to collect and study information from the public and stakeholders regarding off-highway vehicle issues in this state. 2. On or before January 1 of each year, submit a report regarding the committee's activities and recommendations for administrative or legislative action to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state. E. This section is repealed from and after May 31, 2025 2027. Sec. 3. Retroactivity Laws 2022, chapter 148, section 1, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 76, section 1 and this act, applies retroactively to from and after May 31, 2025.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 28-2156, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE28-2156. Temporary general use registration; definition
A. In lieu of permanent registration, the department may issue a temporary general use registration that allows a person to operate a vehicle for no not more than thirty days.
B. The director may authorize issuance of this temporary registration if either of the following applies:
1. The person does not qualify for registration under section 28-2154 or 28-2292 or article 10 of this chapter.
2. The person is a nonresident who owns an off-highway vehicle that is titled in another state and otherwise meets the requirements of Chapter 3, article 20 of this title.
C. A person operating a vehicle with a temporary general use registration shall comply with the mandatory motor vehicle insurance requirements of this state prescribed in chapter 9, article 4 of this title.
D. The department shall prescribe the content and form of the temporary general use registration application. The owner or operator of the vehicle shall display the temporary general use registration so that it is clearly visible from outside the vehicle.
E. The registering officer shall not issue more than one temporary general use registration for a vehicle in a twelve month twelve-month period. This subsection does not apply to a person who owns an off-highway vehicle that is titled in another state and otherwise meets the requirements of chapter 3, article 20 of this title.
F. At the time of application for a temporary general use registration, the applicant shall submit for inspection proper evidence of ownership or authorized possession of the vehicle.
G. The fee for the temporary general use registration is as prescribed in section 28-2003. The registering officer shall deposit one dollar $1 of the fee in the county assessor's special registration fund established by section 28-2005 if the assessor is the registering officer or in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 if the director is the registering officer.
h. For the purposes of this section, "Off-highway vehicle" means an off-highway VEHICLE that satisfies all of the following:
1. Is designed primarily for RECREATIONAL nonhighway all-terrain travel.
2. Is not more than eighty inches in width.
3. Has an unladen weight of not more than two thousand five hundred pounds.
4. Travels on four or more non-highway tires.
5. Has a STEERING wheel for steering control.
6. Has a rollover protective structure.
7. Has an occupant retention system. END_STATUTE
Sec. 2. Laws 2022, chapter 148, section 1, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 76, section 1, is amended to read:
Section 1. Arizona off-highway vehicle study committee; membership; duties; report; delayed repeal
A. The Arizona off-highway vehicle study committee is established consisting of the following members:
1. Two members of the senate who are appointed by the president of the senate and who are members of different political parties. The president of the senate shall designate one of these members to serve as cochairperson of the committee.
2. Two members of the house of representatives who are appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and who are members of different political parties. The speaker of the house of representatives shall designate one of these members to serve as cochairperson of the committee.
3. The director of the Arizona game and fish department or the director's designee.
4. The director of the department of transportation or the director's designee.
5. The director of the Arizona state parks board or the director's designee.
6. The commissioner of the state land department or the commissioner's designee.
7. One law enforcement officer who enforces off-highway vehicle laws and who is appointed by the governor.
8. One representative of an organization representing hunting or fishing or a similar outdoor sports activity in this state who is appointed by the governor.
9. Two members who represent an off-highway vehicle organization or recreational group in this state. One member shall be appointed by the president of the senate and one member shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
10. One representative of an off-highway vehicle rental company in this state who is appointed by the president of the senate.
11. One representative of an off-highway vehicle manufacturer or retailer in this state who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
12. One representative of the farming and agriculture industry in this state who is appointed by the governor.
13. Two members of the public who are knowledgeable about outdoor recreation issues in this state and about trails used by off-highway vehicle operators. The president of the senate shall appoint these members. One of the members shall represent holders of federal grazing permits or other land use permits.
B. Appointed members serve at the pleasure of the person who made the appointment.
C. Committee members are not eligible to receive compensation, but members who are appointed by the governor are eligible for reimbursement of expenses under title 38, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes.
D. The committee shall:
1. Meet to collect and study information from the public and stakeholders regarding off-highway vehicle issues in this state.
2. On or before January 1 of each year, submit a report regarding the committee's activities and recommendations for administrative or legislative action to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.
E. This section is repealed from and after May 31, 2025 2027.
Sec. 3. Retroactivity
Laws 2022, chapter 148, section 1, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 76, section 1 and this act, applies retroactively to from and after May 31, 2025.