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AZ SB1433

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

David Farnsworth

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Requires used motor vehicle dealer and wholesale motor vehicle dealer applicants to complete a mandatory six-hour education course administered by a dealer-specific association with at least five years of presence in Arizona before licensure or renewal.

  • Education course must cover federal, state, and local regulations regarding motor vehicle sales, including consumer protections, financing laws, tax requirements, and licensing standards.

  • Exempts new motor vehicle franchise dealers, manufacturers, recyclers, and dealers licensed on or before December 31, 2023 (unless obtaining a new license type or changing business locations) from the education requirement.

  • Requires applicants to sign a form defining curbstoning as illegal unlicensed vehicle sales and describing penalties for operating an unlicensed motor vehicle dealer business.

  • Appropriates $250,000 from the motor vehicle dealer enforcement fund to the Department of Transportation for investigation activities related to unlicensed used motor vehicle dealers in fiscal year 2024-2025.

Legislative Description

Used motor vehicle dealers; appropriation

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Last Action

Senate APPROP Committee action: Held, voting: (0-0-0-0)

2/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules2/3/2025
Appropriations2/3/2025
Public Safety2/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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