Legislative Update

As of this writing, we still do not have final election results in. I love how so many have asked for my prediction on a few races. So, I will make a bold prediction for the Arizona Governor’s race. We will have a female governor whose name starts with a “K”.

I do know we have a few motorcycle friendly legislators who were either elected or re-elected.

So we have that going for us.

I have completed the writing of the language for our 2023 bills. Let’s see if we can get a few across the finish line this session!

Kong’s Law – making it a class 1 misdemeanor when a person is cited for a moving violation in a crash involving the serious injury/death of a motorcyclist, bicyclist or pedestrian.

Failure to Yield – making this a moving violation.

Vehicle Load covering – making it a law to cover any load on ANY Arizona roadway.

Autonomous Vehicles – AV manufacturers must share their safety data pertaining to motorcycles.

Ethanol – no sale of gasoline that contains greater than 10% ethanol.

I may add a couple more policy changes to the list, but that will depend on who is our Governor and the final make-up of the State Legislature. So we will see what we can get accomplished.

Plan for Motorcycle Day at the Dome for February. We don’t have confirmation yet, but we are hopeful.

Mike Infanzon
Legislative Director