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AZ HB2232

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/20/2024

Primary Sponsor

Jennifer Longdon

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 28-851, 28-853, and 28-854 to include references to "on-track equipment" alongside trains at railroad grade crossings.

  • Requires drivers to stop and observe safety procedures when encountering signals, gates, or approaching on-track equipment, expanding the definition of hazards beyond just trains.

  • Clarifies that operators of vehicles carrying passengers for hire, school buses, and vehicles carrying explosives or flammable liquids must listen and look for both trains and other on-track equipment before crossing.

  • Updates requirements for heavy equipment operators to give notice to railroad station agents and check for approaching trains or other on-track equipment before crossing.

  • Applies safety protocols to all on-track equipment rather than restricting them to traditional railroad trains.

Legislative Description

Railroad grade crossing; on-track equipment

Transportation - Title 28

Last Action

Senate majority caucus: Do pass

3/19/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules2/28/2024
Finance and Commerce2/20/2024
Rules1/10/2024
Transportation and Infrastructure1/10/2024

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