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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
special plate; centennial; fleet discount
Purpose
Lowers the registration and renewal fee for the Arizona Centennial Special Plate for vehicles registered in a registered fleet.
Background
Laws 2011, Chapter 323 established the Arizona Centennial Special Plate and the Arizona Centennial Special Plate Fund (Fund). The $25 registration or renewal fee is allocated as a $17 deposit into the Fund and an $8 administration fee. The Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation (Director) must annually allocate Fund monies to the University of Arizona to pay for the maintenance and operations of the Mining, Mineral and Natural Resources Educational Museum (A.R.S. § 28-2448).
Fleet is defined as two or more vehicles owned by a person and registered in Arizona (A.R.S. § 28-2201). A person, in lieu of the staggered vehicle registration, may register a fleet on an annual basis so that the registration for all vehicles in the fleet expires in the same month. The Director must approve the request for fleet registration if the applicant, at least 30 days prior to the registration date, provides an application with the prescribed required information to qualify as a fleet registrant and provides a list of all the vehicles to be included in the fleet (A.R.S. § 28-2202).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Lowers the registration and renewal fee for the Arizona Centennial Special Plate from $25 to $20 for vehicles in a registered fleet.
2. Specifies of the $20 registration and renewal fee $8 is a special plate administration fee and $12 is an annual donation.
3. Makes technical and conforming changes.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
TI 1/28/26 DP 7-0-0-0
3rd Read 2/25/26 39-14-7-0
Prepared by Senate Research
March 12, 2026
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