Arizona lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit the use of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data to calculate or collect landing fees or other charges from aircraft owners and operators flying in the state’s airspace. House Bill 2210 would bar the state, its political subdivisions or private entities from using surveillance information transmitted through ADS-B systems for fee assessment. The measure was introduced Jan. 15 and has advanced through House committees, including a House Rules Committee approval and a Government Committee vote recommending passage.
The proposal addresses concerns among aircraft owners and operators about how ADS-B information is being used.
“H.B. 2210 is an important bill addressing aviation safety,” CJ deVries, the bill’s author, said to AOPA.
“Pilots rely on systems and policies that promote trust, compliance, and sound decision making. This bill helps ensure flight data is not used in ways that undermine safety or discourage responsible aviation practices, reinforcing Arizona’s longstanding commitment to keeping pilots and their passengers safe,” he said.
The Arizona proposal comes as federal lawmakers consider similar limits. The Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act, introduced in Congress in 2025, would restrict the use of ADS-B data to identify aircraft for the purpose of assessing landing fees or other charges and limit its use to safety and operational functions.
During a Senate hearing Thursday, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said using ADS-B information to generate landing fees “absolutely” does not align with the technology’s intent and could discourage its use, noting the system “is a safety tool, and it should be used for safety, not as a revenue generator to charge.”
