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• From the districts, from the division of pavements, and from the state highway engineers office, the
• You don't have to build a new highway. So, we really see advanced air mobility opening up.
• I'm the executive director for the Kentucky Association of Highway Contractors.
• Um, the general assembly on on highways.
• The final comment I will make from the highway contractor's perspective is we have been working with

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee approved the October 15 minutes and observed a moment of silence for the victims of the UPS Worldport plane crash. The main presentation was from Transportation Cabinet Commissioner Bobby Joe Lewis on the Local Assistance Road Program/County Priority Projects Program (LAARP/CPP), which was implemented under House Bill 546 and now requires rehabilitation projects to restore roads to original condition, cap funding at $500,000 per project, use a new scoring matrix, include a local match, and submit one photograph per 300 feet of project length. He reported that the 2026-2027 cycle ran from June 1 to October 1 and drew 1,215 project applications from 107 counties and 106 cities, with total submitted project costs of about $121.1 million and about $102.3 million requested after local match. He also said 30% of submissions scored 10s and 22% scored 9s, and that the list of requests and required photos had been submitted to the General Assembly and LRC. Members asked about how scores change over time, whether roads can move from lower scores to 10s, and whether the new process gives a better picture of local needs. Lewis said scores can change based on weather and road conditions, but the new system provides more information and a more standardized evaluation than before. Several members raised concerns about the volume and size of required photographs, suggesting drone footage or video as an alternative; Lewis said the photo requirement has caused confusion and large file uploads, and he was open to considering easier ways to document conditions. Members also discussed continuity in scoring across districts, and Lewis explained that district staff appointed by chief district engineers use a handbook and scoring matrix, with the scores entered into a computer system so evaluators do not see the final score while scoring. The committee also discussed funding levels and carry-forward balances for the program. Lewis said the program began with $20 million authorized in HR92, noted underruns from completed projects, and reported a carry-forward amount that had grown to $355,432.42 available for reauthorization as of October 13. In response to questions, he said the current process concentrates applications into a short window, with 63% of applications arriving in the last few days and 417 on October 1, which created a heavy workload but was completed on time. The meeting then moved to multimodal funding priorities, with Jennifer Kersner of Kentuckians for Better Transportation introducing herself and offering condolences for the UPS aviation incident before beginning her remarks.

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• funding to enforce the rules and regulations of the Vehicle Code and the use of vehicles on state highways
• ...off-ramp or on-ramp to a state highway.
• So a local Lions Club in my community, frankly, because the on-ramp/off-ramp to Highway 101 was so not
• So a local Lions Club in my community, frankly, because the on-ramp/off-ramp to Highway 101 was so not
• And as always, we welcome the help of local communities through Adopt-a-Highway or through other means

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on transportation agency budget proposals and did not take any votes. The first major discussion focused on the Motor Vehicle Account shortfall and a proposed one-time $166 million transfer from the Air Pollution Control Fund and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to offset California Air Resources Board mobile source costs. Department of Finance and the LAO described the account’s long-running structural deficit, driven largely by employee compensation growth and REAL ID-related workload, while members criticized the use of Proposition 4, GGRF, and other one-time or redirected funds as backfills and urged a longer-term solution that addresses both revenues and expenditures. The committee then heard Caltrans’ request for $25 million in General Fund support to create a Clean California Community Cleanup and Employment Pathway Grant Program. Caltrans said the program would build on the prior Clean California effort by funding local litter and graffiti cleanup, community engagement, and workforce pathways for vulnerable populations. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposal, arguing that local litter abatement is not a core state responsibility and that one-time funding is unlikely to solve persistent local cleanup needs. Several members echoed those concerns, while public commenters split between support for the cleanup/employment model and calls to instead restore funding to the Active Transportation Program and transit operations. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency requested that California administratively recognize Tahoe’s federally designated population figure for state formula-based transportation funding, which would raise the population count used in formulas from 40,000 to 145,000. The agency said the change would not request new money but would better align state formulas with federal law and support a shared regional funding framework; members appeared generally supportive, though they noted the need to phase in the change to reduce impacts on other regions. The final presentation was on High-Speed Rail. The LAO reviewed the authority’s project update report, noting that it did not fully meet statutory requirements and that key details are still pending in a supplemental report expected later in the summer. The LAO said the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment still shows an estimated roughly $7 billion funding gap, with no specific plan to close it, and highlighted risks from federal review, inflation, and uncertain GGRF revenues. High-Speed Rail Authority staff said they are conducting a bottom-up review of scope, schedule, ridership, and costs, expect to provide updated information by late summer, and are exploring public-private partnerships and other financing strategies. Members stressed that no further funding commitments should be made until the updated analysis is available.

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• highways.
• You don't support the Florida Highway Patrol? Wow.
• It's about time we stop congesting our highways. We have enough people as is.
• our state highways?
• So the restrictions that apply to interstate highways, but they're different, right, than our state highways

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard and acted on a series of transportation, licensing, and memorial bills. The first major item was CS/SB 462, the Department of Transportation agency package, which included provisions on transportation trust fund revenue for electric vehicles, county project reporting, speed limits, workforce grants, procurement and utility relocation procedures, airport participation, metropolitan planning, and related DOT administration. The committee adopted a substitute amendment after extensive discussion, especially over utility relocation reimbursement, penalties, and whether the bill was too rigid while stakeholders continued negotiating. Testimony came from industry and utility representatives both supporting the need to address delays and opposing the bill’s prescriptive approach. The bill passed 8-3. The committee then approved several specialty license plate and memorial measures. CS/SB 1024 added a United States Military Academy plate alongside the Naval Academy plate. CS/SB 824 created a Florida Highway Patrol specialty plate. CS/SB 666 created a Miami Northwestern Senior High School alumni plate, with supporters emphasizing the school’s history and scholarship uses for the revenue. CS/SB 916 authorized indemnification and insurance arrangements for commuter rail operations on the Brightline corridor, modeled on SunRail law, and was reported favorably after technical amendments. CS/SB 1290 updated DHSMV rules to conform to IFTA and federal motor carrier standards, raised the crash-damage reporting threshold, and made other registration and email-notification changes; CS/SB 1292 created a public-records exemption for certain email addresses used in motor vehicle and vessel notifications. CS/SB 1408 designated memorial highways for fallen officers Jesse Madsen and Elio Diaz, and CS/SB 1502 authorized FDOT blanket permits for mobile cranes to travel at night under specified conditions. All of these bills were reported favorably. The committee also received a lengthy informational presentation from FDOT on aggregates and the state’s construction-material supply chain. The witness described aggregate sources, transportation methods, recycling efforts, the importance of the Lake Belt and out-of-state imports, and the department’s supply-chain grant program. Senators asked about long-term reserves, stranded reserves, pricing, and the impact of regulation on future supply, and requested the study and a summary of regulatory impacts for members. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.

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• to Highway 471.
• to Highway 471.
• c> from<00:25:25.039> the<00:25:25.200> highway We've also done highway from the highway
• 25 from Castle Woods to Highway 471. 25 from Castle Woods to Highway 471.
• Highway 550 in Lincoln County as the Lamar Smith Memorial Highway.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened, confirmed a quorum, received an invocation from Dr. Lenon Duncan, and led the pledge of allegiance. Routine business followed, including unanimous consent to dispense with reading the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guests were introduced, including a governmental affairs representative, a doctor of the day and medical student, a county leadership group, agricultural youth council participants, a former senator’s spouse, and MSMS students. The chamber then took up several appropriations and finance measures. Senate Bill 2189, the transfer bill for state funds and agency budget setup, passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2190 increased the Working Cash Stabilization Reserve Fund minimum balance from 10% to 15% of general fund revenue; supporters said it would strengthen the state’s fiscal position, and it passed by morning roll call after no questions. Senate Bill 2480, a capacity project bill providing $265 million from CAPEX to MDOT for highway projects in Madison and Rankin counties and initial work on Highway 90, was amended to make it effective upon passage and then passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2832 extended the railroad tax credit repealer to 2029, and Senate Bill 2847 required state and local tax calculations to round to the nearest nickel in response to the federal penny phaseout; both passed by morning roll call. The Senate also approved Senate Bill 2191, which expands the purposes for which municipal use tax funds may be spent to include sidewalk repair and building acquisition/rehabilitation, after questions about municipal and subdivision sidewalks. Senate Bill 2885 created the Mississippi Work and Save Program, a voluntary retirement savings option for small employers and employees, with the sponsor emphasizing that participation is optional and that the program is intended to help workers without access to retirement plans; it passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2834, the omnibus tag bill, and Senate Bill 2838, the omnibus qualified resort area bill, were each amended with committee substitutes and passed by morning roll call. Later, the Senate suspended the rules and took up a large block of resolutions and commemorative measures, including sympathy and congratulatory resolutions, arts awards, sports championships, and other recognitions, along with House concurrent resolutions and two House bills designating observances. The transcript ends while the clerk is reading the long list of titles in the block.

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• Um, case in through the highway fund.
• <00:13:52.240> funds it's not part of the highway funds it's not part of the highway funds
• CAMAC funded projects or the highway CAMAC funded projects or the highway safety<00:35:55.920>
• <00:36:15.599> program the highway safety improvement program the highway safety improvement
• 160,000 would go back to federal highway 160,000 would go back to federal highway >> and<00

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• He the usable highway that it is today.
• Because this is more than a name on a highway.
• Thank you. this is more than a name on a highway. this is more than a name on a highway.
• transportation from the state highway transportation from the state highway fund<04:37:17.039>
• support C14 3.0 0 FTE15 off Highway support C14 3.0 0 FTE15 off Highway Vehicle<04:48:24.638>

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Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the prior journal, and heard several brief recognitions before moving to business. Members welcomed foster care advocates for Child Abuse Prevention Month, Girl Scouts visiting the Capitol, and participants in Black Maternal Health Week, with remarks emphasizing foster youth voice, leadership development, and the need for culturally competent maternal health care and doula/midwife support. The chamber then took up House Joint Resolution 1026, honoring former Governor Roy Romer and designating a portion of I-25 as the Governor Roy Romer Memorial Highway. Supporters highlighted Romer’s long public service, his work on education and infrastructure, and his role in major state projects. A proposed amendment to strike the word “memorial” was withdrawn, the House suspended the rules to allow Romer to speak from the well, and Romer offered remarks about legislative collegiality and the importance of democracy and listening to opposing views. House Joint Resolution 1026 was adopted on a 60-0 vote, with four excused and one absent. After a brief recess, the House returned to special orders and resumed reading House Bill 1410 at length, continuing through extensive appropriations language for the Department of Human Services, including child welfare, youth services, Medicaid-related transfers, SNAP and benefits administration, and other funding line items. No final action on House Bill 1410 was taken in the portion provided.

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• It's very complicated with two highways, you know, so the highway chair of transportation over there,
• but Highway 120 and Highway 36 are together, and there's multiple cities, so it's a little bit complicated
• ,<01:29:42.639> you with the with uh um uh two highways, you with the with uh um uh two highways
• 36<01:29:50.239> are uh highway 120 and highway 36 are uh highway 120 and highway 36 are together
• and then Lake uh Boulevard on Highway and then Lake uh Boulevard on Highway 36.<01:30:09.120>

Bills: HF2178, HF942, HF2470, HF1043, HF1287, HF1229, HF1230, HF424, HF571, HF404, HF910, HF1055, HF318, HF319, HF401, HF609, HF306, HF1599, HF1881

Keywords: HF2178, Cohasset, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, public infrastructure, water tower, water infrastructure, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, street reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, Public Facilities Authority, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota bonding, local government aid, utility infrastructure, public works, infrastructure, stormwater

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• program, which is the primary fix-it-first program to rehab and maintain the highway system.
• So it would have gone into the State Highway Operation and Protection Program in the same way.
• I don't think we're ready to say, oh, we're going to cut Highway Patrol X amount.
• We value the Highway Patrol and we want X.
• We value the Highway Patrol and we want X.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several budget and policy items, beginning with the DMV’s proposal for the federal state-to-state verification system and the Digital Experience Platform (DXP). DMV officials said the state-to-state system is required for Real ID compliance and functions as a pointer system that shares only limited identifying information to help states verify whether an applicant has records in another jurisdiction. Members pressed hard on privacy, access, hacking, notification, and misuse concerns, including whether other states or federal actors could use the system to target Californians. DMV said access is limited to member jurisdictions, requests are transaction-based, records are encrypted, California can see when its data is requested, and legal remedies would include working through AAMVA and the Attorney General if misuse occurred. On DXP, DMV said the project has been reset, is on its revised schedule and budget, occupational licensing is complete, vehicle registration is targeted for completion by the end of the calendar year, and the full modernization is expected by fiscal year 2028-29. The committee then took up the High-Speed Rail Office of Inspector General trailer bill and AB 1608. The Inspector General said current law does not clearly authorize public reports or establish a work-paper retention and disclosure framework, and that the trailer bill and AB 1608 would codify those powers, add access to needed job classifications and purchasing authority, and require public reporting with temporary confidentiality only in limited circumstances such as pending litigation, security vulnerabilities, or fraud-detection weaknesses. Members debated how broad the confidentiality language should be, whether reports could remain confidential too long, and whether the bill should define “proposed agreements” and require notice to the Inspector General when agreements are being reviewed. The Inspector General said he had already found at least one procurement-related state law violation involving an amendment that added services not in the original contract, and members discussed the project’s large cost growth and the need for stronger oversight. No vote was taken on the item in the portion provided. Finally, Caltrans began presenting a trailer bill proposal related to workforce development under SB 150, explaining that it would amend Government Code 14017, which governs use of federal highway formula funds and related workforce development efforts. The transcript cuts off as Caltrans starts its overview, so no further discussion, vote, or action on that item is shown in the provided text.

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• <00:19:59.120> system transportation highway system transportation highway system classification
• <00:37:19.359> He any class one two or three highway.
• He any class one two or three highway.
• It is a state highway, D Webster Highway there, though.
• So that is a state highway on which we are authorized to place these.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• funding to enforce the rules and regulations of the vehicle code and the use of vehicles on state highways
• Highway 101 was not clean. There was a lot of litter out there.
• Caltrans has stepped up efforts to improve litter cleanup on the highway system.
• We do have hot spots, and as always, we welcome the help of local communities to adopt the highway or
• We recommend looking at the state highway account and flexible federal funding.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <01:40:09.720> system how we manage our trunk highways system how we manage our trunk highways
• It does not ban highway doesn't do. It does not ban highway expansion<01:42:24.720> outright.
• > often<01:42:36.880> not Highway expansions are off- often not Highway expansions are
• We’d like some clarification about the trunk highway requirements of identifying removal for trunk highway
• Our highway system is aging.

Bills: HF3919, HF1335, HF3864, HF3916, HF3728

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, electronic license, driver's license, digital credential, transportation, data privacy, authentication, license plates, vehicle registration, validation stickers, Minnesota statutes, transportation policy, aeronautics, transponder, aircraft safety

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• from the highway fund. from the highway fund.
• I don't the highways and the roads?
• You can't do that on the highway.
• <02:36:21.359> Traffic through the National Highway Traffic through the National Highway Traffic
• <02:43:02.080> fund things that are done in the highway fund things that are done in the highway

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• state highways. state highways.
• Doesn't say public highways only.
• that says they are not for highway use. that says they are not for highway use.
• others by driving on the highways. others by driving on the highways.
• Services on the highways.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• At peak, Amazon off of New Mexico Highway 6 will have anywhere from 300 to 500 semi-trucks on Highway
• 6, causing significant wear and tear to that state highway.
• That will connect I-25 to New Mexico Highway 314.
• 6 is industrial, while everything south of New Mexico Highway 6 is residential.
• They are pouring the interconnects off of Highway 304 and 47, starting on Highway 47 first.

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• Highway 36 and they have done that. Highway 36 bridge was done going across the high... streets.
• Uh Highway 36 and they have done that.
• Uh this is a bill Highway 7 can be.
• of highway. of highway.
• opportunity to hear from our highway opportunity to hear from our highway engineer, Good morning

Bills: HF4710, HF4055, HF3848, HF3989, HF4599, HF3767, HF3592, HF3575, HF3574, HF3543, HF4606, HF4489, HF3891, HF3438, HF3811, HF3400

Keywords: capital investment, water infrastructure, sewer systems, public funding, municipal development, Eveleth, wastewater treatment, state bonds, environmental compliance, infrastructure, bonds, economic development, local government, transportation, intersection improvements, Lake Elmo, HF4599, St. Joseph, Minnesota bonding bill, bond proceeds fund

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• E-ZPass lanes on the highways.
• So one of your maps shows the network of the arterial, but I want to focus in on the highway BRT.
• <01:09:31.440> 252<01:09:32.080> and transform Highway 252 and transform Highway 252
• Corridor studies certainly uh Highway Corridor studies certainly uh Highway 55<01:10:10.520>
• The Highway 55 Corridor study that was funded in the 2023 budget bill is nearing completion.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• A general purpose lane open to all cars is the most efficient highway system.
• 6, it's a three-lane, uh, six-lane divided highway going through town.
• It just pushes it onto already overburdened state highways or narrow neighborhood streets.
• TechStop was able to step in and prevent it on the stretch of road that's considered a state highway,
• Um, Terry Hall with Texas Turf and Texas for Toll-free Highways and Liberty in Action.

Bills: HB 341, HB 469, HB 971, HB 1624, HB 2721, HB 2959, HB 3365, HB 3731, HB 3793, HB 3861, HB 3946, HB 3966, HB 4348, HB 4401, HB 4402, HB 4924, HB 4966, HB 5563

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation

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• Utilizing our highway lane capacity by these restricted lanes, whether HOV, hot lanes, bus lanes, or
• A general-purpose lane open to all cars is the most efficient highway system.
• Highway 6, it's a three-lane, six-lane divided highway going through town, had the traffic lights go
• It just pushes it onto already overburdened state highways or narrow neighborhood streets.
• Okay, Terry Hall with Texas Turf and Texans for Toll-Free Highways and Liberties.

Bills: HB341, HB469, HB971, HB1624, HB2721, HB2959, HB3365, HB3731, HB3793, HB3861, HB3946, HB3966, HB4348, HB4401, HB4402, HB4924, HB4966, HB5563

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation

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• House Bill 767 renames a section of Texas Highway 249 in Montgomery County as Paul P.
• Mendez Memorial Highway in memory of retired Lieutenant Colonel Paul Mendez.
• Candelaria Memorial Highway.
• Highway 281 in Brooks County is the Ernesto Solis Cantu Memorial Highway.
• House Bill 1029 by Eddie Morales related to installation of highway signs... Rep.

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• <00:17:11.679> fund<00:17:11.880> for funds out of the state highway fund for funds
• out of the state highway fund for deposit deposit deposit into<00:17:14.360> excuse<00:17:14.640
• fund for deposit into the state highway fund for deposit into the<00:17:18.319> automated<00:
• Those are also federal highways. They managed to close them for bicycling.
• Those are also federal highways. They managed to close them for bicycling.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation held a hearing on several traffic safety and transportation bills. HB 1163 would update commercial driver licensing rules to meet federal requirements and allow limited-term non-domiciled commercial learner’s permits and licenses; the Department of Transportation supported it as a fix to an FMCSA-identified issue, while Frank Schultz testified in opposition. HB 1166 would appropriate funds for the automated speed enforcement program; the Department of Law Enforcement, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, and Edgardo Diaz Vega supported it, while Chad Taniguchi opposed and Frank Schultz offered support. The committee then heard HB 1231, which would prioritize photo red light cameras in school zones and direct related fine revenue to the Safe Routes to School fund; DOT supported the intent but cautioned against limiting placement decisions, Judiciary raised concerns about added court workload, and several advocacy groups and individuals supported the bill as a pedestrian and school safety measure. The committee spent substantial time on HB 1471, which would fund traffic-actuated signals, including leading pedestrian intervals and accessible pedestrian signals, and add a $5 vehicle registration fee for the Safe Routes to School special fund. DOT supported the bill with comments, saying its older signal controllers make LPIs harder to implement but that statewide upgrades are underway; the Department of Health also supported the safety and Vision Zero goals and said it is working with counties on public education. Testimony in support came from Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Bicycling League, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Path People for Active Transportation Hawaii, the Hawaii Self-Advocacy Advisory Council, and others, with one opposition noted among many supporters. Members asked questions about whether LPIs would address “beg buttons,” how red-light and speed-camera programs interact with county roads, and whether speed humps might be more effective in school zones. DOT explained that LPIs improve visibility but do not solve every signal issue, that newer adaptive signals use camera-based sensing, and that the department coordinates with counties and communities on crash mitigation and enforcement priorities. Officials also discussed the status of Safe Routes to School programs, noting that the federal program remains but is difficult to use and that the state program had been moved out of DOT; county coordinators and related coalitions were said to still be active. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion provided.