HB 2438 Summary

• Designates the Department of Transportation (ADOT) as a continuing agency that terminates on July 1, 2032, with Title 28 and related statutes repealing on January 1, 2033.

• Restricts ADOT peace officers to enforcement of commercial motor carrier laws and vehicle safety for commercial vehicles, prohibiting enforcement of non-commercial traffic violations unless imminent death or serious injury is at risk.

• Establishes mobile ports of entry limitation to within 25 road miles of fixed ports of entry unless state or local law enforcement requests assistance for commercial motor vehicle compliance.

• Creates commercial vehicle fleet license plates with customized logos (100+ vehicles) or fleet names (25+ vehicles), with associated design and administration fees deposited into a new commercial vehicle fleet license plate fund.

• Implements federal motor carrier safety administration drug and alcohol clearinghouse checks before issuing or renewing commercial driver licenses, with authority to deny or downgrade licenses for prohibited drivers and expunge records for erroneous placements.

• Adds five-year driver license validity for applicants age 60 and older, extends judicial reporting deadlines for traffic convictions to five years, and repeals previous ADOT continuation requirements.