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AZ HB2235

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Teresa Martinez

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Requires the Arizona Department of Transportation and local authorities to place signs on Interstate 8, Interstate 10, and Interstate 40 (where there are two lanes in the same direction) directing slower traffic to keep right and use the left lane for passing only.

  • Specifies signs must read "left lane for passing only, slow TRAFFIC keep right" and measure 48 inches in height by 48 inches in width.

  • Requires signs to include either a separate smaller sign or warning text stating "$200 fine" to notify drivers of the civil penalty.

  • Establishes a $200 civil penalty for drivers proceeding at less than normal traffic speed who fail to drive in the right-hand lane on these interstate highways.

  • Requires defensive driving schools and traffic survival schools to include educational information about right-lane driving requirements in their courses, and directs the Department of Transportation to include this information in examination and educational materials.

Legislative Description

Signs; lane use; civil penalty

Requirements

Last Action

Senate minority caucus: Do pass

6/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules3/3/2025
Public Safety2/17/2025
Rules1/21/2025
Transportation and Infrastructure1/21/2025

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