special plate fees; revision

HB2822 - special plate fees; revision

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Junelle Cavero, Tony Rivero, Justin Wilmeth
Last action: 2026-01-26
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Special Plate Fees Revision

This bill changes the fees for special license plates in Arizona.

What This Bill Does

Changes the fee for original and annual renewals of most special plates from $25 to $50.
Keeps the fee at $25 for personalized special plates.
Sets a transfer fee of $12 for moving special plates, unless there's an exemption.
Requires that part of the new fees go into the state highway fund and another part goes to specific organizations.

Who It Names or Affects

People who own or want to renew special license plates in Arizona.

Terms To Know

Special Plates: License plates with unique designs or messages that are different from regular plates.
Requirements for Enactment (RFE): Rules about how many lawmakers must agree to pass a bill, like needing two-thirds of the members in this case.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact impact on specific organizations that receive donations from special plate fees is not detailed.
It's unclear when the governor will sign or veto the bill after it passes both chambers.

Bill History

2026-01-26 House
House second read
2026-01-22 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-22 House
House Transportation & Infrastructure: None
2026-01-22 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2822 - special plate fees; revision

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HB2822 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
special plate fees; revision

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2822

Introduced by

Representatives
Cavero: Rivero, Wilmeth

AN
ACT

Amending section 28-2402, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to special license plates.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Section 28-2402, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
28-2402
.
Special plate fees

The following fees are required:

1.
Twenty-five dollars

$50
for each original and for each annual renewal of special
plates issued under this article, except special plates for hearing impaired
persons issued under section 28-2408 and international symbol of access
special plates issued under section 28-2409.
The
fee required by this paragraph shall be distributed as follows:

(
a
) $16 to the
department as a special plate administration fee.� The department shall
deposit, pursuant to SECTIONs 35-146 and 35-147, this fee in the
state highway fund established by section 28-6991.

(
b
) $34 as an
annual donation to be deposited in the fund or distributed to the entity that
is identified in the section establishing the special plate.

2. $25 for each original and for each
renewal of personalized special plates issued pursuant to section 28-2406.

2.

3.
Twelve dollars

$12
for a transfer of
special plates, unless exempt pursuant to section 28-2403.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.
Conforming legislation

The legislative council staff shall
prepare proposed legislation conforming the Arizona Revised Statutes to the
provisions of this act for consideration in the fifty-eighth legislature, first
regular session.

Sec. 3.
Requirements for enactment; two-thirds vote

Pursuant to article IX, section 22,
Constitution of Arizona, this act is effective only on the affirmative vote of
at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the legislature and is
effective immediately on the signature of the governor or, if the governor
vetoes this act, on the subsequent affirmative vote of at least three-fourths
of the members of each house of the legislature.