Arizonans who lease vehicles will now receive the same warranty protections as vehicle buyers after House Bill 2323, sponsored by State Representative Pamela Carter, became law. The bill closes a gap in Arizona statute that previously denied lessees the protections available to buyers when a new car is found to be defective.
Under prior law, individuals who purchased defective vehicles could seek relief under Arizona’s lemon law, but those leasing similar vehicles could remain obligated to make payments on cars that repeatedly failed. HB 2323 addresses this issue by expanding the definition of “consumer” within the statute to include lessees of motor vehicles.
The legislation was introduced following constituent reports of leased vehicles frequently requiring repairs without clear legal recourse. The bill passed unanimously in both chambers of the state legislature.
“I brought this bill because I heard from Arizonans who were doing everything right and still got stuck with defective leased vehicles and no real path for relief,” Representative Carter said. “That is not how the law should work. HB 2323 makes a simple but important correction by making sure lessees are protected under Arizona’s lemon law too,” according to Carter.
Carter, a Republican, was elected to the Arizona State House in 2025 to represent the state’s 4th House District, replacing previous state representative Laura Terech, according to pamelacarter.com.
More information about this legislative change can be found in the organization’s press release.
