Arizona will now be letting a hundred food trucks blossom.
The state legislature has passed and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has signed a bill that pre-empts protectionist local ordinances that try to limit where food trucks can park and operate. Here’s the short explanation from the Institute for Justice:
Payne, it should be noted, owns a barbecue food truck and experienced firsthand the specific problems that food truck owners faced in trying to make a living. No one wanted to scale back rules actually designed to protect health and safety, but the offensive rules governing food trucks were the ones designed to restrict competition. Payne’s idea was to make sure that food trucks were subject only to the same rules as other commercial vehicles.
The new law also means that the rules are the same all over Arizona. Food trucks can travel the length of the state and set up shop in any city without running afoul of a patchwork of local rules. Arizonans will thus have more choices and pay lower prices for better food in the long run.
It’s worth noting that although some Democrats supported the bill, all of those voting against it were Democrats. That includes seven state senators and 11 state representatives.
Marco Gutierrez of Latinos for Trump warned during the 2016 campaign that if people didn’t vote for Trump, there would be “taco trucks on every corner.” Fifty-one percent of Arizonans did not vote for Trump, so perhaps that promise was due to come to fruition.
