House of Representatives

HB 2229

rental truck; trailers; surcharge

Sponsors: Representative Pearce

DP	Committee on Ways and Means
DP	Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
DP	Caucus and COW
X	As Passed the House

HB 2229 modifies the rental vehicle surcharge that applies to rental vehicles to include trucks, trailers, or semi-trailers that are used to transport personal property.

History

The rental vehicle five percent surcharge was established in 1992 to encourage rental companies to register their vehicles in Arizona by providing a tax to assist with the vehicle license tax costs. The surcharge was applied to rental cars and vans because so many of these types of vehicles were being rented with out-of-state license plates causing the state to lose revenues. When these surcharge collections exceed the vehicle license tax the excess goes to the Highway User Revenue Fund (HURF) and is distributed in the same manner as other vehicle license tax revenues.

Provisions

· Eliminates the rental vehicle surcharge exemption for pick-up trucks or utility trailers that are subject to proportional registrations.

· Expands the definition of “rental vehicle” to include a truck, trailer or semi-trailer that has a gross vehicle weight of less then twenty-six thousand one pounds, which is rented without a driver and used in the transportation of personal property.

HB 2229 passed the Ways and Means committee unamended.

HB 2229 passed the Commerce and Economic Development Committee unamended.

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45th Legislature

First Regular Session 2 February 14, 2001

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