Committee returns SB 1092 proposing ban on vehicle‑miles‑traveled goals and VMT fees
Summary
Senate Bill 1092, which would prohibit Arizona and political subdivisions from adopting vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT) reduction goals, tracking individual VMT, or imposing VMT-based taxes or fees, received a due-pass recommendation from the committee by a 4–3 vote.
The Arizona House Government Committee voted to give Senate Bill 1092 a due-pass recommendation after staff described the bill's scope and members held no extended debate.
Committee staff summarized SB 10 92 as prohibiting, with exceptions, "Arizona and its political subdivisions from considering or establishing vehicle miles of travel reduction goals, maintaining a record of a person's vehicle miles of travel, and from imposing or collecting a tax or fee based on vehicle miles of travel." Staff said there were no amendments at the hearing and no witnesses appeared in support or opposition.
Committee members asked no substantive questions and no public testimony was recorded. The committee returned the bill with a 4–3 due-pass recommendation.
Votes at a glance: SB 1092 — due pass recommendation; yeas 4, nays 3.
The bill will proceed in the legislative process; the committee hearing record contains only the staff explanation and the roll call.
