Arizona SB 1376: landlord tenant act; personal property

Bill Text

SB1376 - 572R - S Ver 

 Senate Engrossed

 special plate; civic 
 leadership development

 State of Arizona

 Senate

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 SENATE BILL 1376

AN 
ACT

Amending sections 28-2351 and 28-2403, 
Arizona Revised Statutes; Amending Title 28, Chapter 7, Article 12, Arizona 
Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-2470.40; Amending sections 28-6501, 
28-6991 and 28-6993, Arizona Revised Statutes; Relating to special 
plates.

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Be it 
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 28-2351, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE28-2351. License 
plate provided; design

A. Notwithstanding 
any other law, the department shall provide to every owner one license plate 
for each vehicle registered. At the request of the owner and on 
payment of a fee in an amount prescribed by the director by rule, the 
department shall provide one additional license plate for a vehicle for which a 
special plate is requested pursuant to this chapter.

B. The 
license plate shall display the number assigned to the vehicle and to the owner 
of the vehicle and the name of this state, which may be 
abbreviated. The director shall coat the license plate with a 
reflective material that is consistent with the determination of the department 
regarding the color and design of license plates and special 
plates. The director shall design the license plate and the letters 
and numerals on the license plate to be of sufficient size to be plainly 
readable during daylight from a distance of one hundred feet. In 
addition to the standard license plate issued for a trailer before August 12, 
2005, the director shall issue a license plate for trailers that has a design 
that is similar to the standard size license plate for trailers but that is the 
same size as the license plate for motorcycles. The trailer owner 
shall notify the department which size license plate the owner wants for the 
trailer.

C. In 
addition to the requirements prescribed in subsection B of this section, for 
all license plates, including all special plates, that are designed or 
redesigned on or after September 24, 2022:

1. The 
background color of the license plate shall contrast significantly with the 
color of the letters and numerals on the license plate and with the name of 
this state on the license plate.

2. The 
name of this state shall appear on the license plate in capital letters in sans 
serif font and be three-fourths of an inch in height. 

D. Notwithstanding 
any other law, the department shall not contract with a nongovernmental entity 
to purchase or secure reflective material for the plates issued by the 
department unless the department has made a reasonable effort to secure qualified 
bids or proposals from as many individual responsible respondents as possible.

E. The 
department shall determine the color and design of the license plate subject to 
the requirements prescribed by subsections B and C of this 
section. All plates issued by the department, except the plates that 
are issued pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 
28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2470.39 
28-2470.40, 28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 
28-2475, 28-2476 and 28-4533 and article 14 of this chapter, 
shall be the same color as and similar in design to the license plate as determined 
by the department.

F. A 
passenger motor vehicle that is rented without a driver shall receive the same 
type of license plate as is issued for a private passenger motor vehicle. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Section 28-2403, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE28-2403. Special plates; transfers; violation; classification

A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the 
department shall issue or renew special plates in lieu of the regular license 
plates pursuant to the following conditions and procedures and only if the 
requirements prescribed by this article for the requested special plates are 
met:

1. Except as provided in sections 28-2416 and 
28-2416.01, a person who is the registered owner of a vehicle registered 
with the department or who applies for an original or renewal registration of a 
vehicle may submit to the department a completed application form as prescribed 
by the department with the fee prescribed by section 28-2402 for special 
plates in addition to the registration fee prescribed by section 28-2003.

2. Except for plates issued pursuant to sections 28-2404, 
28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 
28-2417 through 28-2470.39 28-2470.40, 
28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475 and 28-2476 
and article 14 of this chapter, the special plates shall be the same color as 
and similar to the design of the regular license plates that is determined by 
the department.

3. Except as provided in section 28-2416, the 
department shall issue special plates only to the owner or lessee of a vehicle 
that i