SB 1632 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

Hopi Tribe special plates

SB 1632 creates a program for Hopi Tribe special license plates in Arizona. To implement this, a person must pay $32,000 to the Department of Transportation by December 31, 2025, design the plates (subject to department approval), and can combine the request with personalized plates. Vehicle owners who obtain these plates pay a $25 annual fee, with $17 of that amount designated as an annual donation to a special fund. The bill directly affects Hopi Tribe members (through the plate design and fund) and vehicle owners who choose to purchase these specialty plates.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2025
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Introduced Version Senate Engrossed Version · 5 edits · Feb 27, 2025
MODERATE
This bill introduces a new special license plate program for the Hopi Tribe, allowing the tribe to design and fund its own special plates through a $32,000 implementation fee. The bill also clarifies how special plate administration fees and donations are distributed, directing Hopi Tribe donations to tribal public safety and road maintenance while keeping administration fees in the state highway fund.
Scope change
Added a new special plate program specifically for the Hopi Tribe, expanding the existing special plate system to include tribal-specific plates with designated funding streams.
SCOPE

Created a new section 28-2470.27 establishing a Hopi Tribe special plate program where the tribe can design and fund its own plates through a $32,000 implementation fee.

FISCAL

Established that $17 of the $25 annual special plate fee for Hopi Tribe plates goes as a donation to the Hopi Tribe's Department of Public Safety and Emergency Services, while $8 remains as an administration fee.

Updated sections 28-6501, 28-6991, and 28-6993 to include Hopi Tribe special plate fees and donations in the list of highway user revenues and state highway fund sources.

REQUIREMENT

Added provisions allowing Hopi Tribe special plate requests to be combined with personalized special plate requests, subject to additional fees.

DEFINITION

Clarified that Hopi Tribe special plate donations must be used for road maintenance and traffic control devices on Hopi reservation highways within Arizona that are not state highways.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

272
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Feb 27, 2025
D Democratic13
11 Yea 1 Nay 1
84% Yea
R Republican17
16 Yea 1 Nay
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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