Plain English Breakdown
The bill status is 'Vetoed' with no override mentioned; therefore, these definitions are not currently active law.
SB1549: Defining Ultralight Vehicles and Advanced Air Mobility
This bill proposes to update Arizona law by defining ultralight vehicles, advanced air mobility systems, and related aircraft types.
What This Bill Does
- Adds a definition for 'advanced air mobility' as an electric transportation system used in urban or regional areas.
- Defines specific terms including eCTOL, eVTOL, powered lift aircraft, vertiport, and ultralight vehicle.
- Sets rules that define what counts as an ultralight vehicle based on weight, speed, fuel limits, and occupancy.
- States that ultralight vehicles must be used by a single occupant.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who operate or intend to use aircraft defined under these new terms in Arizona
- Agencies managing transportation rules under Title 28
Terms To Know
- Advanced air mobility
- An air transport system that primarily uses electric aircraft to carry passengers or cargo in urban or regional areas.
- eVTOL
- An electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
- Ultralight vehicle
- A single-occupant vehicle without an airworthiness certificate that meets specific weight, fuel capacity, and speed limits depending on whether it is powered or unpowered.
Limits and Unknowns
- The governor vetoed this bill, so it did not become law unless lawmakers overrode the veto.
- It is unknown if lawmakers will override the veto to make these definitions official.
- There is no effective date because the bill was vetoed.