traffic; vehicle laws; cities; prohibition

Plain English Breakdown

The source defines cruising but does not define what constitutes a 'specified time period', leaving that detail open for future rule-making or interpretation.

HB2317: Prohibits Local Bans on Cruising

This bill stops local authorities in Arizona from making or enforcing rules that ban the act of cruising.

What This Bill Does

• Prevents local authorities from creating laws that forbid cruising.
• Defines cruising as driving a vehicle past the same place repeatedly without a specific destination or purpose within a set time period.
• Amends state law section 28-626 to include this new restriction on local governments.

Who It Names or Affects

• Local authorities, which are counties, cities, municipal boards, or other bodies with power over highways in Arizona

Terms To Know

Cruising

The repetitive driving of a motor vehicle past the same place without a destination or particular purpose within a specified time period.

Local authority

Any county, municipal board, or other local body that has power over highways under Arizona state law.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify the exact length of time used to determine if driving is 'repetitive' enough to be called cruising.
• The effective date for when this law starts is not listed in the provided source material.

Official Summary Text

HB2317 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB2317
:
traffic; vehicle laws; cities; prohibition

Sponsor:
Representative Aguilar, LD 26

Committee
on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Prohibits
a local authority from enacting or enforcing an ordinance or regulation that
prohibits cruising.

History

Local authority
means
any county, municipal or other local board or
body exercising jurisdiction over highways under the constitution and laws of
this state (
A.R.S. � 28-101
).

A local authority:

1)

cannot enact or enforce an
ordinance or regulation that conflicts with statute relating to traffic and
vehicle regulations, driving under the influence offenses and penalties and
procedures for vehicle violations;

2)

may adopt additional traffic
regulations that are not in conflict with statute; and

3)

must adopt ordinances or
regulations relating to the control and movement of traffic, including parking
or standing ordinances or regulations that provide for the imposition of civil
penalties on the violation of the ordinance or regulation (
A.R.S. � 28-626
).

Provisions

1.

Restricts a
local authority from enacting or enforcing an ordinance or regulation that
prohibits cruising. (Sec 1)

2.

Defines
cruising

as the repetitive driving of a motor vehicle past the same place without
destination or particular purpose within a specified time period. (Sec. 1)

3.

Makes
technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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Current Bill Text

HB2317 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
traffic; vehicle laws; cities; prohibition

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2317

Introduced by

Representatives
Aguilar: Abeytia, Austin, Biasiucci, Blattman, Cavero, Connolly, Crews,
Garcia, M�rquez, Pe�a, Sandoval, Simacek, Villegas, Wilmeth;� Senators
Gonzales, Gowan, Kavanagh, Miranda, Ortiz

AN
ACT

amending
section 28-626, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to transportation.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 28-626, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

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28-626.

Uniform application of laws throughout state; local ordinances or
regulations

A.
The provisions of
This
chapter and chapters 4 and 5 of this title are applicable and uniform
throughout this state and in all political subdivisions
in
of
this state.

B. A local authority:

1. Shall not enact or enforce an ordinance or
regulation in conflict with this chapter or chapter 4 or 5 of this title unless
expressly authorized by this chapter or chapter 4 or 5 of this title.

2. May adopt additional traffic regulations that are
not in conflict with this chapter or chapter 4 or 5 of this title.

3.
Except as provided in paragraph 4
of this subsection,
shall adopt ordinances or regulations relating to
the control and movement of traffic, including parking or standing ordinances
or regulations that provide for the imposition of civil penalties on the
violation of the ordinance or regulation.

4. Shall not enact or enforce an
ordinance or regulation that prohibits cruising.� For the purposes of this
paragraph, "cruising" means the repetitive driving of a motor vehicle
past the same place without a destination or particular purpose within a
specified time period.

C. Unless a local ordinance or regulation provides
for the imposition of a criminal penalty, a violation of the ordinance or
regulation constitutes a civil traffic violation.
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