# Arizona SB 1370: commercial motor vehicles; civil penalties

Arizona SB 1370, commercial motor vehicles; civil penalties, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin Payne (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-29 (Final Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1370-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1370
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: commercial motor vehicles; civil penalties
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-04-29, Final Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: adot (see also: department of transportation) (h), civil penalties, civil penalty, classification, commercial motor vehicles, definitions, department of transportation (adot) (h), enforcement, evidence, foreign commerce, interstate commerce, method of turning, procedures, registration requirements, required position, strike everything amendment (h), transportation - title 28, violation, violations, weighing of vehicles and loads, weight violations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (129 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Large trucks get more room to turn: benefit, low. Drivers of vehicles or combinations at least 40 feet long or 10 feet wide may leave the turning lane as needed to make a right or left turn. They must use due care around other traffic and follow any turning directions marked by road signs or markers.
- More vehicles fall under truck rules: cost, low. Arizona uses actual vehicle weight as well as weight ratings to decide which vehicles fall under its commercial driver licensing rules. For intrastate motor-carrier rules, a vehicle or combination generally qualifies at 26,001 pounds or more, using the greater weight measure. This intrastate rule a…
- Truck operators face new civil fines: mixed, medium. The law replaces misdemeanor charges with civil fines for envelope-permit violations ($750) and certain interstate carrier-registration violations ($500). Knowingly refusing a required weighing or an officer’s directions after weighing brings a $250 fine. Minimum overweight fines range from $100 fo…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kevin Payne (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | CONCUR: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | FINAL: Passed | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 52 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | DPA/SE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 28 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | DP | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-04-29: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: undefined: DPA/SE (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: undefined: DP (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0101.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530047)
- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1370H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528659)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1370P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522197)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1370S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525915)

## Related bills

- SB 1281: adjutant general; duties (signed)
- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)
- HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability (signed)
- HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed)
- HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed)
- HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0101.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530047)
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1370H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528659)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1370P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522197)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1370S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525915)

## Related
- [SB 1281: adjutant general; duties](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1281-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2077-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2035-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1370-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).