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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session

 

FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2114

 

motorcycle registration requirements; safety fund

Purpose

Adds scholarships for motorcycle driver education programs as an allowable use of Motorcycle Safety Fund monies. Allows the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to issue or renew a registration for a motorcycle only if at least one of the registered owners of the motorcycle has a Class M license.

Background

The Motorcycle Safety Fund is administered by the Director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety and consists of monies deposited from $1 of each motorcycle registration fee collected. The Director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety must use monies to implement and support voluntary motorcycle education, awareness, training and other programs and can use monies to cover the cost of materials for motorcycle safety programs (A.R.S. § 28-2010). The Motorcycle Safety Fund has an estimated FY 2026 year-end balance of $76,200 (JLBC Baseline).

The Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) fiscal note estimates that the fiscal impact of H.B. 2114 would be minimal (JLBC Fiscal Note).

Provisions

1.   Requires the Director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety to use monies deposited into the Motorcycle Safety Fund as follows:

a)   up to 75 percent to implement and support voluntary motorcycle education, awareness and training programs and materials for those programs; and

b)   up to 25 percent for scholarships for motorcycle driver education programs for persons that are from rural or low-income areas in Arizona to increase access to motorcycle training programs.

2.   Stipulates that ADOT may issue or renew a registration for a motorcycle only if at least one of the registered owners of the motorcycle has a Class M driver license.

3.   Allows ADOT to issue a 30-day temporary registration if the person shows valid proof of enrollment in an ADOT-approved motorcycle training program.

4.   Becomes effective on the general effective date.

House Action

TI                    1/28/26      DP       7-0-0-0

3rd Read          2/23/26                  34-23-3

Prepared by Senate Research

March 20, 2026

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