Beginning Dec. 1, Arizona motorists expecting vehicle registration renewals will see a new “Public Safety Fee.” The fee was established by the passage of a bill sponsored by Noel Campbell, David Cook, and Drew John to fund Highway Patrol operations.
A version of the bill was sponsored in the Senate by Bob Worsley. Cosponsors included: Sens. Brophy McGee, Fann, Kerr, Otondo, and Pratt.
The fee goes into effect for registrations due in January which can be paid as early as Dec. 1, and immediately for newly registered vehicles.
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The fee will be collected during the vehicle-registration process administered by the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division.
Most motorists will pay $32 per vehicle, per year. Street-legal golf carts and primarily off-highway vehicles will pay $5. Those who register a vehicle annually or pay for a two- or five-year registration will pay the entire amount up front for each registered year.
How they voted:
HOUSE
| ALLEN J | N | ALSTON | Y | ANDRADE | Y | ||
| BARTON | Y | BENALLY | Y | BLANC | Y | ||
| BOLDING | Y | BOWERS | N | BOYER | N | ||
| BUTLER | Y | CAMPBELL | Y | CARDENAS | Y | ||
| CARTER | N | CHÁVEZ | Y | CLARK | Y | ||
| CLODFELTER | N | COBB | N | COLEMAN | Y | ||
| COOK | Y | DESCHEENIE | Y | DUNN | N | ||
| ENGEL | Y | EPSTEIN | Y | ESPINOZA | Y | ||
| FARNSWORTH E | N | FERNANDEZ | Y | FINCHEM | N | ||
| FRIESE | Y | GABALDÓN | Y | GONZALES | Y | ||
| GRANTHAM | N | HERNANDEZ | Y | JOHN | Y | ||
| KERN | N | LAWRENCE | Y | LEACH | N | ||
| LIVINGSTON | N | MARTINEZ | Y | MITCHELL | N | ||
| MOSLEY | N | NAVARRETE | Y | NORGAARD | N | ||
| NUTT | Y | PAYNE | N | PETEN | Y | ||
| POWERS HANNLEY | Y | RIOS | Y | RIVERO | NV | ||
| SALDATE | Y | SALMAN | Y | SHOPE | Y | ||
| STRINGER | N | SYMS | N | THORPE | Y | ||
| TOMA | N | TOWNSEND | N | UDALL | Y | ||
| UGENTI-RITA | N | WENINGER | N | MESNARD | N |
SENATE
| ALLEN S | N | BARTO | N | BORRELLI | N | ||
| BOWIE | Y | BRADLEY | Y | BROPHY MCGEE | Y | ||
| BURGES | N | CAJERO BEDFORD | Y | CONTRERAS | Y | ||
| DALESSANDRO | Y | FANN | Y | FARLEY | Y | ||
| FARNSWORTH D | N | GRAY | N | GRIFFIN | N | ||
| HOBBS | Y | KAVANAGH | N | KERR | N | ||
| MENDEZ | Y | MEZA | Y | MIRANDA | Y | ||
| OTONDO | Y | PESHLAKAI | Y | PETERSEN | N | ||
| PRATT | Y | QUEZADA | Y | SMITH | N | ||
| WORSLEY | Y | YEE | N | YARBROUGH | N |