 |
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
special plate; golf tournament charity
Purpose
Establishes a golf tournament charity special plate and the Golf Tournament Charity Special Plate Fund (Fund).
Background
The Arizona
Department of Transportation (ADOT) Motor Vehicle Division provides one license
plate to every motor vehicle owner for each vehicle registered (A.R.S. § 28-2351). ADOT must
issue or renew special plates in lieu of regular license plates under specified
conditions and procedures (A.R.S.
§ 28-2403). The fee for obtaining or renewing a special plate is $25 (A.R.S.
§ 28-2402). Of the $25 fee, $8 is an administration fee that ADOT deposits
in the State Highway Fund (SHF) and $17 is a donation. All license plates,
including special plates, that are designed or redesigned on or after September
24, 2022, must have: 1) the state name, Arizona, in capital letters in sans
serif font and three-fourths of an inch in height; and 2) a background color
that contrasts significantly with the color of the letters, numbers and state
name (A.R.S. § 28-2351).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires ADOT to issue a golf tournament charity special plate if, by December 31, 2026, a person pays the $32,000 implementation fee.
2. Requires the person that provides the $32,000 implementation fee to design the golf tournament charity special plate.
3. Subjects the design and color of the golf tournament charity special plate to the approval of ADOT.
4. Allows the Director of ADOT (Director) to combine a request for a golf tournament charity special plate with a request for a personalized special plate.
5. Specifies that a combined request must be submitted in a form prescribed by the Director and is subject to the fees for both the personalized special plate and the golf tournament charity special plate.
6. Specifies that, of the $25 fee required to obtain or renew a golf tournament charity special plate, $8 is an administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.
7. Establishes the Fund which is to be administered by the Director.
8. Requires ADOT to deposit all special plate administration fees in the SHF and transmit all golf tournament charity special plate donations to the Fund.
9. Requires the first $32,000 in the Fund to be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee.
10. Requires the Director to annually allocate Fund monies to an entity that is a 501(c)(3) organization and must:
a) have been established after 1966;
b) oversee the operations and sales arm of a professional golfers' association tour event;
c) be comprised of over 50 active business and professional members; and
d) promote and fund local youth athletic programs in the Tucson area.
11. Caps, at 10 percent, the annual amount of Fund monies that may be used to administer the Fund.
12. Specifies that Fund monies are continuously appropriated.
13. Makes conforming changes.
14. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 2, 2026
KJA/KM/hk