AZ SB1650

Increases motor vehicle fuel tax from 18 cents per gallon starting at 18 cents, with annual increases of 1 cent per gallon beginning January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2045, plus annual adjustments for inflation starting July 1, 2022.

Imposes new annual taxes on electric and hybrid vehicles registered in Arizona: $500 per year for fully electric vehicles and $300 per year for hybrid vehicles, effective January 1, 2022.

Establishes a county transportation excise tax in counties with 3 million or more persons if approved by voters in a November 8, 2022 election, with revenues allocated to highways (56.2%), arterial streets (10.5%), and public transit (33.3%) for a 20-year period.

Requires counties with 3 million or more persons to appoint a transportation planning assistant to streamline bus service between incorporated and unincorporated areas and mandates inclusion of autonomous vehicles in public transit improvement studies.

Directs the Department of Transportation to widen multiple Interstate 17 and Interstate 10 segments and construct a suspension bridge over a river for State Route 30, with funding from the new excise tax revenues.