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SB1366 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet
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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session
AMENDED
FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1366
commercial
buildings; telecommunications services
(
NOW: study
committee; towing
)
Purpose
Establishes the
Public Property Towing and Impound Practices Study Committee (Study Committee).
Background
Towing and
impound practices in Arizona are governed by numerous statutes including: 1)
government-authorized towing of vehicles; 2) towing from private property; 3)
release of impounded vehicles; 4) impound and administrative fees; 3) proper
towing equipment; and
4) towing safety (
A.R.S. � 9-499.05
; A.R.S.
Title
28
and
Title 41
).
Currently, the
Director of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) or a county, city or town may
contract
with a towing firm or firms for
towing or storage services, or both. At the time of application for a
contractual agreement, a towing firm must disclose in writing the owners of the
towing firm and, if the owners own other towing firms that are also applying
for the same contractual agreement, the names of those towing firms. A towing
firm is limited to one contractual agreement per geographic towing area with
DPS or a county, city or town for towing or storage services, or both (
A.R.S. � 41-1830.51
).
There is no
anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1.
Establishes
the Study Committee, consisting of the following members;
a)
two
members of the Senate who are appointed by the President of the Senate and who
are not members of the same political party, one of which is designated to
serve as Co-Chair;
b)
two
members of the House of Representatives who are appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and who are not members of the same political party,
one of which is designated to serve as Co-Chair;
c)
one
member who represents a statewide public property towing association that
is dedicated to advancing the training, safety and
professionalism of tow truck operators, operates in an urban county with a
population of more than 800,000 persons and who is appointed by the President
of the Senate;
d)
one
member who represents the public property towing industry that operates in a
rural county with a population of 800,000 persons or fewer and who is appointed
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
e)
one
member who represents DPS who is appointed by the Governor.
2.
States
that Study Committee members are not eligible to receive compensation but are
eligible for reimbursement of expenses in accordance with statute.
3.
Requires
the Study Committee to:
a)
review
current fees, rates, fines and administrative charges for DPS initiated
accident, arrest, breakdown, disabled and abandoned vehicle tows;
b)
examine
the qualifications and operational standards for public property towing
companies to be considered qualified for government-authorized towing of
vehicles;
c)
evaluate
minimum insurance requirements and background check standards for towing
company owners and operators; and
d)
review
the impact of Arizona laws, rules and DPS relating to public property towing.
4.
Allows
the Study Committee to:
a)
request
information and data from state and local agencies regarding towing contracts
and impound statistics; and
b)
hold
public hearings to receive testimony from industry experts, law enforcement
agencies and the public.
5.
Requires
the Study Committee, by December 31, 2026, to submit a report of its findings
and recommendations for administrative or legislative action to:
a)
the
Governor;
b)
the
President of the Senate;
c)
the
Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
d)
the
Secretary of State.
6.
Repeals
the Study Committee on October 1, 2027.
7.
Becomes
effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by
Committee
�
Adopted strike everything amendment.
Amendments
Adopted by Committee of the Whole
1.
Specifies
that the two Senate members of the Study Committee must not be members of the
same political party.
2.
Specifies
that the two House of Representatives members of the Study Committee must not
be members of the same political party.
3.
Adds,
to the Study Committee, one member that represents a statewide public property
towing association that:
a)
is dedicated to advancing the training, safety and professionalism of
tow truck operators;
b)
operates in an urban county with a population of more than 800,000
persons; and
c)
who is appointed by the President of the Senate.
4.
Specifies
that the one member of the Study Committee who represents the public property
industry must:
a)
operate in a county of 800,000 persons or fewer; and
b)
be
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, rather than the
President of the Senate.
5.
Removes, from the Study Committee, the one member who represents a local
public safety agency and who is appointed by the Governor.
Senate Action
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Chapter 0172 - 572R - S Ver of SB1366
Senate Engrossed
commercial
buildings; telecommunications services
(now:� study
committee towing)
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
CHAPTER 172
SENATE BILL 1366
AN
ACT
ESTABLISHING the public property towing
and impound practices study committee.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1.
Public
property towing and impound practices study committee; membership; duties;
report; delayed repeal
A. The public property
towing and impound practices 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 not members of the same political party. 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 not members of the
same political party. The speaker of the house of representatives
shall designate one of these members to serve as cochairperson of the
committee.
3. One member who
represents
a statewide public property towing
association that is dedicated to advancing the training, safety and
professionalism of tow truck operators and that operates in an urban county
with a population of more than eight hundred thousand persons and who is
appointed by the president of the senate.
4. One member who
represents the public property towing industry that operates in a rural county
with a population of eight hundred thousand persons or less and who is
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
5. One member who
represents the department of public safety and who is appointed by the
governor.
B. Committee members are
not eligible to receive compensation, but members are eligible for
reimbursement of expenses under title 38, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona Revised
Statutes.
C. The committee shall:
1. Review current fees,
rates, fines and administrative charges for the department of public safety
initiated accident, arrest, breakdown, disabled and abandoned vehicles tows.
2. Examine the
qualifications and operational standards for public property towing companies
to be considered qualified for government-authorized towing of vehicles.
3. Evaluate minimum
insurance requirements and background check standards for towing company owners
and operators.
4. Review the impact of the
laws of this state and rules and department of public safety policies relating
to public property towing.
D. The committee may:
1. Request information and
data from state and local agencies regarding towing contracts and impound
statistics.
2. Hold public hearings to
receive testimony from industry experts, law enforcement agencies and the
public.
E. On or before December
31, 2026, the committee shall submit a report of its findings and
recommendations for administrative or legislative action to the governor, the
president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and
shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.
F. This section is repealed
from and after September 30, 2027.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 19, 2026.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 22, 2026.