KSB recently learned about SB1100, a new bill that would increase the maximum allowable weight of OHVs from 2,500 to 3,500 lbs.  This bill has already passed the Arizona Senate on a 19-10 vote and is now being considered by the Arizona House of Representatives. 

Wednesday, March, 22, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. the bill will be discussed and voted on in the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.  If it passes through this committee, it will go to the full House for a vote. 

By increasing the allowable weight of OHVs, manufacturers will certainly create bigger, faster and more powerful machines.  Bigger more powerful machines will cause even more damage to our public land, more dust that kills trees and vegetation and pollutes our air, more noise and more serious rollovers and accidents. 

We ask you to help to stop this bill.

There are 4 ways to oppose this legislation:

  1. Request to Speak: This is the Arizona Legislature’s website, but in order to use their website to comment on a bill, you have to activate your account from a computer at the capitol.  If you have not done that yet, this option won’t work for you.  If you have an activated account, you know what to do!  https://apps.azleg.gov/
  2. Email Members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: A list of members is included below.  By adding each of their email addresses to your email, you can send one email and reach all of them with your request that they vote no on SB1100 and refer this issue to the OHV Study Committee.
  3. Call Members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee:Please consider making a phone call to each of them, asking them to vote NO on SB1100 and to refer this issue to the OHV Study Committee.
  4. Share this information: The more people who speak up, the better chance we have of preventing this bill and allowing the OHV Study Committee to fully review this issue.

Here are a few talking points on why this bill must be opposed:   

  • This issue should be referred to the Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle Study Committee for a full review and recommendation. This is exactly why the OHV Study Committee was formed.
  • Heavier machines will cause additional damage to the environment and additional dust that will kill more trees and vegetation.
  • Heavier machines will cause additional air pollution in the way of dust and exhaust
  • Accidents and rollovers will be far more serious for heavier, more powerful machines traveling at higher speeds.
  • The noise from bigger, faster, more powerful engines will be devastating for anybody who lives or recreates near a road traveled by OHVs.

Members of the Arizona House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee:

Neal Carter                             ncarter@azleg.gov                (602) 926-5761

Patricia Contreras                 pcontreras@azleg.gov         (602) 926-4057

David L Cook                         dcook@azleg.gov                  (602) 926-5162

John Gillette                          jgillette@azleg.gov               (602) 926-4100

Consuelo Hernandez           chernandez@azleg.gov        (602) 926-3523

Teresa Martinez                   tmartinez@azleg.gov            (602) 926-3158

Steve Montenegro                smontenegro@azleg.gov     (602) 926-3635

Kevin Payne                           kpayne@azleg.gov                (602) 926-4854

Marcelino Quiñonez            mquinonez@azleg.gov         (602) 926-3285

Keith Seaman                        kseaman@azleg.gov             (602) 926-3760

Leezah Elsa Sun                    lsun@azleg.gov                     (602) 926-3881

Myron Tsosie                         mtsosie@azleg.gov               (602) 926-3157

Justin Wilmeth                      jwilmeth@azleg.gov             (602) 926-5044

This is a link to create an email that includes all of the email addresses above.

Sign a pre-populated email in opposition to SB1100.