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Subject: Legislative Alert; Full Az Senate To Vote On HB2357 E-Test Exemption Bill
Az Legislative Alert
Last week HB2357 successfully passed through the Arizona Senate Rules Committee, both Caucuses and the Committee of the Whole.
HB2357's next stop on the road to it becoming a law will be for a Senate "3rd Read", which is a Full-Floor Vote by all 30 members of the Arizona State Senate and will probably will be held sometime during the next 2-weeks.
We now need everyone to contact their home districts Az State Senator to ask them to vote YES on HB2357.
We are going to need 16 YES-votes to pass this bill out of the Arizona Senate.
To refresh your memory, HB2357 (click to view bill) will exempt "Collectable Vehicles" 15-years and older from e-testing in Area 'A' (Phoenix metro) and in Area 'B' (Tucson metro) and it will also exempt all-years of "Motorcycles" in Area 'B' (Tucson metro) only.
HB2357 was based on a 12-04 Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (AzDEQ) study that says (on page 21) that the exhaust emissions from CV's (in 'A' & 'B') and MC's (in 'B' only) are "insignificant" to the air quality of these metro areas.
Therefore, since these vehicles are not part of the air quality problem, they should be removed from the air quality solution (the e-testing program). It's as simple as that.
To find out which Legislative District you now live in (as the District numbers were just changed in the last couple of years due to several redistricting efforts), call the Az Senate Info Desk Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm at 602-926-3559, or call toll-free: 800-352-8404 with your homes zip code and cross-streets.
To find out who your legislators are right now online, go to http://www.abateofaz.org/, CLICK on the "Legislative" link - then CLICK on "Find Your Local Legislators Here" - ENTER your 9-digit zipcode (*note that you must use your full 9-digit zipcode not the usual 6-digit zip), Then CLICK on your Az State Senators name to get their phone number and MAKE THAT CALL !!!!
You could even leave a voice message for them after-hours, be sure to leave your name and phone number (and also tell them if you live in their Legislative District) and just say you would like them to vote YES on HB2357. That's all there is to it. It's as easy as that, just 1 quick call.
You can also link to the Az Senate's member contact info list by clicking here on the alphabetically sorted member list or by clicking here for the member list sorted by district number.
Also, if you can find the time, please feel free to contact all 30 Senate members to ask for their support, (I know I plan to e-mail AND call them all before the Senate 3rd Read.) We need 16 YES-votes to pass this bill out of the Az Senate.
For more information visit the Arizona State Legislatures remodeled website at: http://www.azleg.state.az.us./ and just type in 2357 in the bill # search box to check HB2357's status.
Please forward this e-mail alert on to as many of Arizona's vehicle enthusiasts as you can AND be sure to spread the word about HB2357 to all of your off-line friends and vehicle club members too.
The time has come to exempt the vehicles whose emissions are insignificant to our air-quality problems.
"It's United We Ride & Drive,
We are all needed to help keep everyone updated as the 100 day 2005 Az Legislative session quickly nears its end in next few weeks.
If you have any questions about any of the vehicle-related bills being proposed this session feel free to call Bill Gilmore at Automotive Research Services, 602-230-7111 or e-mail to: AzCarCrazy@AOL.com.