commercial buildings; telecommunications services, the official text

Senate Engrossed

[commercial
buildings; telecommunications services]

(now:  study
committee towing)

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1366

AN
ACT

ESTABLISHING the public property towing
and impound practices study committee.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Public
property towing and impound practices study committee; membership; duties;
report; delayed repeal

A. The public property
towing and impound practices study committee is established consisting of the
following members:

1. Two members of the
senate who are appointed by the president of the senate and who are not members of the same political party. The
president of the senate shall designate one of these members to serve as
cochairperson of the committee.

2. Two members of the house
of representatives who are appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives and who are not members of the
same political party. The speaker of the house of representatives
shall designate one of these members to serve as cochairperson of the
committee.

3. One member who
represents a statewide public property towing
association that is dedicated to advancing the training, safety and
professionalism of tow truck operators and that operates in an urban county
with a population of more than eight hundred thousand persons and who is
appointed by the president of the senate.

4. One member who
represents the public property towing industry that operates in a rural county
with a population of eight hundred thousand persons or less and who is
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

5. One member who
represents the department of public safety and who is appointed by the
governor.

B. Committee members are
not eligible to receive compensation, but members are eligible for
reimbursement of expenses under title 38, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona Revised
Statutes.

C. The committee shall:

1. Review current fees,
rates, fines and administrative charges for the department of public safety
initiated accident, arrest, breakdown, disabled and abandoned vehicles tows.

2. Examine the
qualifications and operational standards for public property towing companies
to be considered qualified for government-authorized towing of vehicles.

3. Evaluate minimum
insurance requirements and background check standards for towing company owners
and operators.

4. Review the impact of the
laws of this state and rules and department of public safety policies relating
to public property towing.

D. The committee may:

1. Request information and
data from state and local agencies regarding towing contracts and impound
statistics.

2. Hold public hearings to
receive testimony from industry experts, law enforcement agencies and the
public.

E. On or before December
31, 2026, the committee shall submit a report of its findings and
recommendations for administrative or legislative action to the governor, the
president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and
shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.

F. This section is repealed
from and after September 30, 2027.