SB 1019 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

photo enforcement systems; prohibition

SB 1019 prohibits the use of photo enforcement systems for traffic law enforcement in Arizona. The bill defines a "photo enforcement system" as any device using radar/sensors linked to cameras to capture license plate images for identifying traffic violations. This directly affects local authorities' ability to implement automated camera systems for enforcing traffic laws like red-light or speed violations. The bill amended Arizona Revised Statutes to add this prohibition, specifically targeting camera-based enforcement mechanisms rather than changing other traffic rules.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Vetoed
Jul 2025
Introduced Dec 16, 2024 Vetoed Jul 1, 2025
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Introduced Version Senate Engrossed Version · 4 edits · Feb 20, 2025
MODERATE
This bill prohibits local authorities and state agencies from using photo enforcement systems (radar cameras) to issue citations for speeding or traffic violations. It also repeals existing statutes that allowed such systems and clarifies that law enforcement must be conducted by trained public officers rather than private entities.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from allowing photo enforcement to explicitly prohibiting it for traffic violations, shifting enforcement authority exclusively to trained law enforcement officers.
ENFORCEMENT

Removed all existing statutes (sections 28-1202 through 28-1206) that governed photo enforcement systems, effectively repealing the legal framework that allowed their use.

Added a new prohibition (section 28-1202) that explicitly bans local authorities and state agencies from using photo enforcement systems to identify violators of traffic laws or ordinances.

Added legislative intent language emphasizing that law enforcement should remain in the hands of trained public officers and that citizens should be protected from outsourcing enforcement to private, for-profit entities.

DEFINITION

Modified the definition of 'photo enforcement system' in section 28-1201 to clarify it applies to identifying violators of both state traffic laws and city/town ordinances related to speed or traffic control devices.

Floor votes · House Jun 24, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Jul 1, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Jun 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Wendy Rogers
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