A ballot measure next year will ask Arizona voters whether to bar state and local governments from imposing any mileage-based vehicle taxes.
The issue stems from debate at the Legislature on how to fund road maintenance.
An 18-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax helps pay for road projects in Arizona.
But lawmakers worry that funding could be jeopardized as more drivers choose electric vehicles, the number of which has tripled statewide since 2020.
By pushing the question to voters, Republican Sen. Jake Hoffman of Queen Creek is looking to take one option permanently off the table. Though he says taxes on fuel should be removed altogether.
"Roads, infrastructure and public safety, that is the fundamental core responsibility of the government. We should stop spending and, in my opinion, wasting billions of dollars every single year and adequately fund our roads," Hoffman said.
Several transportation projects were included in the state budget passed last month.
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