SB 1626

Senate Engrossed
slow vehicles; left
  lane; violation
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
SENATE BILL 1626
AN
ACT
Amending section 28-721, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to traffic violations.
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Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 28-721, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE28-721. Driving on right side of roadway; driving on shoulder;
exceptions; education
A. On all roadways of sufficient width, a person
shall drive a vehicle on the right half of the roadway except as follows:
1. When overtaking and passing another vehicle
proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing the movement.
2. When the right half of a roadway is closed to
traffic while under construction or repair.
3. On a roadway divided into three marked lanes for
traffic under the rules applicable on the roadway.
4. On a roadway designated and signposted for one-way
traffic.
B. On all roadways, a person driving a vehicle
proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and
under the conditions then existing shall drive the vehicle in the right-hand
lane then available for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand
curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle
proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an
intersection or into a private road or driveway. If a
person violates this subsection, the department may assess two points against
the person's driving record.
C. In an age restricted community that is located in
an unincorporated area of a county with a population of more than three million
persons, a person may drive a golf cart or a neighborhood electric vehicle on a
paved shoulder that is adjacent to a roadway or as close as practicable to the
right-hand curb or edge of a paved roadway if there is no delineated paved
shoulder.
D. Defensive driving school courses that are offered
by defensive driving schools operated pursuant to chapter 8, article 7 of this
title and traffic survival schools operated pursuant to chapter 8, article 7.1
of this title shall include educational information relating to subsections A
and B of this section. The department shall include information
relating to subsections A and B of this section in any of the department's
examination, information and education materials. END_STATUTE