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AZ HB2165
Bill
Status
5/7/2010
Primary Sponsor
Warde Nichols
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona vehicle emissions inspection program to provide special ninety-day resident registration for vehicles receiving onboard diagnostic (OBD) checks that show "not ready for testing" status or test failures, allowing owners time to address issues before full compliance.
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Requires the director to provide vehicle owners with written descriptions of the process to obtain special ninety-day registration and detailed reports identifying up to ten diagnostic trouble codes with general descriptions.
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Removes motorcycle inspection exemptions in area B by changing "Motorcycles in area B" to "Motorcycles" in the exemptions list, making motorcycles subject to emissions testing statewide.
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Makes the bill's effectiveness conditional on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issuing an OBD deferral of compliance for state implementation or maintenance plan purposes by November 1, 2012.
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Applies conditional enactment provisions to two separate versions of section 49-542 based on whether prior legislative conditions from 2007 and 2008 amendments are satisfied.
Legislative Description
Vehicle emissions testing; onboard diagnostics
Last Action
Governor Signed
5/7/2010