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AZ SB1074
Bill
Status
5/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Shope
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 28-851, 28-853, and 28-854 to include "other on-track equipment" alongside railroad trains in all railroad grade crossing safety requirements.
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Expands the definition of what constitutes an immediate hazard at railroad crossings to include any on-track equipment, not just trains, requiring drivers to stop and proceed only when safe.
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Applies the expanded on-track equipment definition to vehicles carrying passengers for hire, school buses, and vehicles transporting explosive substances or flammable liquids.
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Updates heavy equipment crossing regulations to require operators to watch for and yield to approaching on-track equipment in addition to trains, with the same notification and safety procedures.
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Effective immediately upon approval by the Governor on May 13, 2025.
Legislative Description
Railroad grade crossing; on-track equipment
Exceptions
Last Action
Chapter 178
5/13/2025