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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
AMENDED
vehicle sale price; VLT
Purpose
Determines the vehicle license tax (VLT) for outlined motor vehicles sold in Arizona based on the original actual retail sales price or the manufacturer's base retail price, whichever is less.
Background
A VLT is
constitutionally required for each year of a vehicle's registration (Ariz.
Const. art. 9, § 11). At the time of application for, and before
registration each year of, a motor vehicle, the registering officer must
collect the VLT. During the first 12 months of the life of the vehicle as
determined by its initial registration, the VLT is based on each $100 in value
which is 60 percent of the manufacturer's base retail price and decreased by
16.25 percent each year (A.R.S.
§ 28-5801).
For motor
vehicles that are privately owned and exclusively operated as school buses or
for ambulance and firefighting services, the registering officer must collect
an annual VLT of $4 for each $100 in value. During the first 12 months of the
motor vehicle, the value is 1 percent of the manufacturer's base retail price,
decreased by 15 percent each year (A.R.S. §§ 28-5804
and
28-5806).
For alternative fuel motor vehicles, the value of the motor vehicle is: 1) if registered before January 1, 2022, 1 percent of the manufacturer's base retail price; and 2) if initially registered between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022, 20 percent of the manufacturer's base retail price. The value is decreased by 15 percent each year. If purchased beginning January 1, 2023, the VLT of an alternative fuel motor vehicle is calculated in the same manner as for a motor vehicle that is not an alternative fuel motor vehicle (A.R.S. § 28-5805).
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) fiscal note, as amended by the Appropriations Committee, estimates an increase to VLT revenues of $3,500,000 annually through the next one to three years. Following the short-term increase in VLT revenue, JLBC estimates that S.B. 1148 would reduce annual VLT revenues by $12,500,000 and, if all VLT payments are based on a sales price under typical market conditions, VLT revenues would be reduced by $69,900,000 annually (JLBC fiscal note).
Provisions
1. Determines the VLT based on the original actual retail sales price or the manufacturer's base retail price, whichever is less, for the following vehicles if sold in Arizona:
a) motor vehicles;
b) privately owned motor vehicles that operate exclusively as school buses;
c) alternative fuel motor vehicles; and
d) privately owned motor vehicles used solely for providing ambulance or firefighting services.
2. Applies the original actual retail sales price determination relating to VLT only to vehicles sold in Arizona and after the general effective date.
3. Makes technical changes.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee
1. Requires the VLT for outlined vehicles sold in Arizona to be based on the original actual retail sales price, rather than actual sale price.
2. Applies the original actual retail sales price determination relating to VLT only to vehicles sold in Arizona after the general effective date.
3. Requires VLT for vehicles sold out-of-state to be based on the manufacturer base retail price.
4. Makes technical and conforming changes.
Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole
1. Asserts that the VLT for outlined vehicles is based on the original actual retail sales price of the vehicle or the manufacture's base retail price of the vehicle, whichever is less.
2. Makes conforming changes.
Senate Action
APPROP 2/22/22 DPA 6-4-0
Prepared by Senate Research
March 10, 2022
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