The latest legislative news from AAA Arizona http://www.aaaaz.com/news Copyright 2007 AAA Arizona http://www.aaaaz.com/rss/ en-us Thu, 10 May 2012 07:44:24 -0700 Thu, 10 May 2012 07:43:20 -0700 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.3.1) http://www.feedforall.com AAA Arizona is proud to announce that today Governor Brewer signed HB 2154, commonly referred as the booster seat legislation, into law. The law will go into effect in August. http://www.az.aaa.com/news/legislative/BoostersSigned12.htm CF722379-DC53-47D3-9117-26A6A5C17220 Thu, 10 May 2012 07:43:20 -0700 Legislation that would require children under eight years old or under 4’9” tall to sit in a booster seat when riding in a vehicle passed out of the Arizona Senate by a vote of 19-10 earlier today. The bill, HB 2154, will now move to Governor Brewer’s desk where it will await her approval. http://www.az.aaa.com/news/legislative/BoosterPass12.htm 6EC6AFB7-4F1D-4545-9A78-FDEED44E277B Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:37:47 -0700 HB 2348, a bill that would strengthen Arizona’s Graduated Drivers License Law (GDL), passed out of the Senate by a vote of 18-11 today. Sponsored by Senator John McComish (R), HB 2348 would prohibit teens from using wireless communication devices while operating a motor vehicle during the permit and first six months of the GDL phases, except for in emergency situations. http://www.az.aaa.com/news/legislative/HB2348SenatePass12.htm A047490F-4D7F-4C35-8F87-5443D4CA7DFF Tue, 3 Apr 2012 12:33:01 -0700 HB 2348, a bill that would strengthen Arizona’s Graduated Drivers License Law (GDL), passed out of the Senate Finance Committee by a vote of 5 to 2 this morning. http://www.az.aaa.com/news/legislative/HB2348GDL12.htm 0BB664BF-001B-46C3-A9B9-69767D53C327 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:47:07 -0700 Legislation that would require children under eight years old or under 4’9" tall to sit in a booster seat when riding in a vehicle passed out of the Arizona House of Representatives by a vote of 38-17 late Thursday. The bill, HB 2154, will now move to the Senate for consideration. http://www.az.aaa.com/news/legislative/BoosterHousePass12.htm F6CCBE06-F38F-4194-A0C7-8E3E7C149BAC Fri, 2 Mar 2012 11:34:01 -0700 AAA Arizona applauds the Tucson City Council for recognizing the inherent dangers of texting while driving, as the auto club considers it to be the most dangerous traffic safety distraction impacting motorists and passengers. http://www.az.aaa.com/news/legislative/TucsonTextBan12.htm E8294F37-1B6C-4C00-9632-A1BBF6B13DCC Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:42:19 -0700 SB 1056, a bill designed to strengthen Arizona’s Graduated Drivers License Law (GDL), passed out of the full Senate by a vote of 23 to 6 on Thursday. The bill will now head to the Arizona House of Representatives for consideration http://www.az.aaa.com/news/legislative/SB1056SenatePass.htm B998E4F8-189F-4216-8603-6862A66AA29A Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:55:22 -0700 As the 2012 state legislative gets underway, AAA hopes that legislators will take an important step in protecting Arizona children. HB 2154 aims to do just that, providing a long overdue update to Arizona’s outdated child passenger law. http://www.az.aaa.com/news/legislative/HB2154.htm 6F0874CB-407D-420F-9B6F-3548A2977A9E Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:10:50 -0700 Research shows that teens readily admit to cell phone use behind the wheel. These distractions, coupled with the inexperience of developing teen drivers, can be a deadly combination. That’s why AAA Arizona is putting its support behind SB 1056, which would prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during a teen driver’s most dangerous learning period. http://www.az.aaa.com/news/legislative/SB1056intro.htm 99AB72F1-FEAB-4210-8610-2766F3BF4184 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:51:55 -0700 Every day, AAA assists more than 1,200 stranded drivers across the state. For these motorists and the roadside assistance workers who help them, being stuck alongside a busy highway can be scary and potentially dangerous. However, an updated law that takes effect next week will improve the safety of any driver who finds themselves in this position. http://www.aaaaz.com/news/legislative/MoveOverEnacted.htm BAC4DD4D-11C0-40C4-AF63-A8383B35F542 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:48:19 -0700 The 2011 session of the Arizona State Legislature adjourned today after having made some progress in the realm of traffic safety. Senate Bill 1133, which sought to extend Arizona’s current “Move Over” law protection to roadside workers and stranded motorists, was passed and signed into law by Governor Brewer. However, the proposed text messaging ban, SB 1538, and booster seat bill, HB 2452, stopped short at the House and Senate, respectively. http://www.aaaaz.com/news/legislative/LegislativeWrapUp2011.htm 7EB55555-60A9-48EA-AC9D-0F6CEF9766D6 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:31:05 -0700 Today, two bills that would make Arizona roads safer made progress at the state legislature. HB 2452, which would improve child passenger restraint requirements, cleared the House with a vote of 32 to 24. Meanwhile, SB 1538, a bill that would place a ban on texting while driving, passed out of the Senate with an 18 to 12 vote. The bills will now proceed to the Senate and House, respectively, for consideration. http://www.aaaaz.com/news/traffic/LegUpdate03-15.htm 9F80A5A9-C3AC-44A5-BE06-DA91C4DC38BA Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:30:46 -0700 Today, SB 1538, which would place a ban on texting while driving throughout the state, passed out of the Senate Committee of the Whole, an important procedural step for the proposed legislation. The bill will next move to the floor for a full Senate vote. http://www.aaaaz.com/news/legislative/SB1538passCOW.htm 8B7DCDF5-BECC-458D-871C-9D085AEE6288 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:03:39 -0700 Today, SB 1133, a bill designed to provide roadside workers and the motorists they are assisting with “Move Over” protection, passed out of the full Senate by a vote of 28 to 1. The bill now heads to the House for consideration. http://www.aaaaz.com/news/legislative/SB1133PassSen.htm 83ECA2BB-49DB-49F7-AA85-3E3509246DD6 Tue, 8 Feb 2011 15:30:44 -0700 In this week's State of the Union address, the president rightly addressed the serious deficiencies in the nation’s aging roads, bridges and transit systems, and made a case for investment in transportation. Just as Members of Congress sat side by side last night, AAA asks our elected leaders to be unified on the future of transportation, which impacts our country on multiple fronts. http://www.aaaaz.com/news/legislative/SOTU2011.htm 19FEF3FF-7D06-4FD4-A461-AC063A979118 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:38:12 -0700 Every year, roadside workers and the motorists they are assisting are seriously injured or killed as a result of inadequate "Move Over" law protection. Today, the Senate Transportation Committee will consider SB 1133, a bill designed to reduce this risk by extending protection to roadside workers and the motorists they assist every day. http://www.aaaaz.com/news/traffic/MoveOverHearing.htm EA9D0628-3C03-42E2-931B-F48DEC40B162 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:35:30 -0700