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• Members, we have a lot of Office of Motor Vehicle bills today.
• Members, we have a lot of Office of Motor Vehicle bills today.
• I am the director of the Office of Motor Vehicles.
• Keith Neal, Commissioner and Office Motor Vehicles. Thank you.
• Terrell Arragis with the Office of Motor Vehicles.

Bills: HB372 , HB582 , HB593 , HB613 , HB712 , HB722 , HB732 , HB746 , HB762 , HB781 , HB845 , HB882

Committee: House Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Summary: The House Transportation Committee heard an update from Office of Motor Vehicles leadership, who said the agency had achieved efficiencies, was operating in the black, had improved employee morale and staffing, and expected to begin testing the driver’s license portion of its modernization project in September. Members then took up several OMV-related bills. HB 781, creating a fleet vehicle registration program, was amended to delay implementation until January 1, 2028 or until the OMV registration system is updated, and was reported with amendments. HB 712, which waives OMV fees for driver’s licenses and state IDs for homeless persons who meet eligibility requirements, drew support from homelessness advocates and some members who said it would remove a barrier to work, safety, and housing; concerns were raised about verification and workload, but the bill was amended to require the department to waive fees and to require proof of homeless status, then reported by a recorded vote. HB 372, requiring OMV public education on roundabouts, was discussed as a safety and awareness measure, but the author agreed to voluntarily defer it in favor of pursuing a resolution or other approach. The committee also advanced HB 746 on oversized trucking permits after amendments clarified a one-year moratorium on new local permit requirements while preserving existing permits, and HB 732, which would allow the OMV commissioner to waive or reduce certain fees in humanitarian cases such as hospice, was reported favorably. HB 722, providing for automatic reinstatement of driver’s licenses after payment of fees and fines except for DUI-related suspensions, was amended and reported with amendments. HB 593, increasing the maximum local service fee for certain OMV field offices, prompted debate over costs to motorists and local control; an amendment exempted Shreveport, and the bill was reported with amendments by a 9-5 vote. HB 613, adding an eagle image to indicate U.S. citizenship on licenses and IDs, was amended and reported with a recorded 8-5 vote after members questioned its practical effect and recognition outside Louisiana. The committee also heard HB 582 and HB 762 on insurance lapse fees and debt recovery, with HB 582 reported favorably after the author agreed to work with another member on a similar bill, while HB 762 was discussed as a way to avoid adding a 15% Office of Debt Recovery fee to OMV-related debts.

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• Street-legal vehicles.
• vehicles are allowed.
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• Yield back. vehicles. They still prefer and rely on vehicles.

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• We're talking about the storage of a vehicle and the safe storage of a vehicle that's gotten known damage
• We're talking about the storage of a vehicle and the safe storage of a vehicle that's gotten known damage
• We had submerged vehicles down there, stuck in garages.
• Now you're talking about a million two vehicles, right? Significantly more gas fire vehicles.
• They must set an administrative fee for electric vehicles.

Bills: S0260 , S1220 , S1352 , S1362 , S1370

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills, beginning with SB 1362 on advanced air mobility. Senator Harrell described the bill as a framework for vertiports and eVTOL aircraft, but an amendment removed the sales tax exemptions and narrowed the sovereign immunity provisions to vertiports co-located at airports. Supporters said the bill would help Florida lead in emerging aviation technology, while opponents and some members raised concerns about safety, local control, and extending immunity to unproven facilities. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also considered SB 260 on storage of damaged electric vehicles. The bill, as amended, would allow local governments to set a daily administrative fee of up to three times the normal rate for storing EVs with visible battery damage or saltwater intrusion, reflecting fire-safety spacing requirements. Testimony from insurers, towing interests, and fleet operators focused on whether the fee was justified, whether cleanup language could lead to cost shifting, and whether more data reporting should be required. The amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved SB 1352, which creates a secure online portal for license plate seizures and related DMV functions, preserves disabled veterans’ plate designations, prohibits license plate covers that obscure plates, and routes online license and ID renewals through county tax collectors. SB 1370 was also reported favorably; it closes a loophole so drivers who never obtained a license can still face habitual traffic offender penalties after repeated offenses. Finally, the committee took up SB 1220, a broad FDOT transportation package. After amendment, it retained provisions on trails, SunTrail, seaports, airports, drone delivery, autonomous vehicle protections, and FDOT coordination on federal funding, while removing the digital driver’s license provision and the rapid rail compact language. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably.

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• Steve Gordon, California Department of Motor Vehicles.
• With that money, we have replaced more than 4,790 vehicles, including 1,250 electric vehicles.
• The vehicles will go all over the state.
• in a year is a lot of vehicles.
• The purchase of new vehicles, which drives the increase in the total number of vehicles, which results

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• , seeing your vehicle.
• When we register our vehicle, it is our job to put our license plate on our vehicle to state that that
• He asked whether the vehicles from other states would be able to operate here legally, similar to vehicles
• They're towing the vehicle, which I think is totally ridiculous.
• All the speedometers on the vehicles have both.

Committee: House Transportation

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• You know, every day older vehicles are being replaced by newer vehicles on the road.
• You know, I was in, uh, Every day older vehicles are being replaced by newer vehicles on the road.
• Look at the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles today.
• Look at the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles today.
• And so we had to have not only a vehicle there to winch it out, but we had to have a stabilizer vehicle

Committee: House Transportation

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• is placed on a allows if the vehicle is placed on a stolen<00:10:32.800><c> vehicle</c><00:10:33.279
• If it’s a stolen vehicle, there’s not an expectation of privacy in a stolen vehicle.
• The person that’s driving the vehicle is the owner or has permission to use the vehicle.
• You wouldn’t need a warrant to seize that vehicle if it’s a stolen vehicle.

Bills: HF7

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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• vehicle transaction matters, and the like.
• , revocations for reasons of criminal vehicle homicide or injury. vehicle transaction matters and the
• vehicle account and the driver and vehicle services<00:45:51.079><c> technology</c><00:45:51.760><c>
• ><00:52:28.839><c> no</c> other driver and vehicle services is no other driver and vehicle services is
• </c> different with the shift of more vehicle different with the shift of more vehicle renewals<00:52

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• I'm going to, uh, Leader Rudy's comment on the autonomous vehicles.
• I'm going to, uh, Leader Rudy's comment on the autonomous vehicles.
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• Vehicle Commission yeah so uh the uh Vehicle Commission yeah so uh the uh transportation<00:29:12.919
• </c> plates uh from the Motor Vehicle plates uh from the Motor Vehicle Commission<00:29:19.919><c> to

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then took up several bills out of order. House Bill 15, sponsored by Leader Rudy, would lower the learner’s permit age to 15 while keeping the graduated driver’s license system in place until age 17. Supporters, including a 14-year-old witness, argued it would give teens more supervised driving experience, align Kentucky with surrounding states, and help families and the workforce. Members raised questions about safety, parental supervision, and regional driver’s license office backlogs, but the bill was reported favorably with a committee substitute attached after a roll call vote. The committee then heard House Bill 444, which would conform Kentucky CDL rules to federal reporting requirements by preventing masking of violations and would lower the age for certain hazmat CDL endorsements from 21 to 18 for in-state use only, excluding school bus endorsements. The sponsor and supporters said the change would help address truck-driver shortages and support delivery of propane, agricultural products, and other hazardous materials. A question was raised about possible insurance cost increases, but the sponsor said companies would decide whether to hire younger drivers and that the bill was intended to keep trucks moving. The bill was reported favorably with expressions of opinion that it should pass. House Bill 157, a Department of Agriculture initiative creating a tag bill for commercial vehicles, was briefly presented and reported favorably with a committee substitute. House Bill 188, dealing with driveaway plates for businesses that transport vehicles for others, was also heard. The sponsor said the bill would clarify how many plates a business needs, reduce insurance exposure, and help keep a Warren County driveaway business in Kentucky rather than moving to neighboring states. After questions about how the plates work and a committee substitute changing the issuing authority language, the bill was reported favorably with expressions of opinion that it should pass. The committee then adjourned.

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• for public-serving vehicles.
• for public-serving vehicles.
• or aquatic vehicles.
• Because we're trying to move vehicles into that EV space, right?
• Because we're trying to move vehicles into that EV space, right?

Committee: Senate Energy And Telecommunications

Summary: The Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee met under Chair Kevin Parker and considered a series of energy, utility, and clean transportation bills. The committee first advanced a bill by Senator Connery on make-ready electric infrastructure for public-serving EV charging, after members raised concerns that the costs of preparing school bus charging infrastructure could be shifted to ratepayers. The committee then advanced Senator Parker’s pilot program for resilient EV charging microgrids, with discussion focused on using existing NYSERDA resources, the role of batteries, and the bill’s purpose in supporting emergency charging during outages. Another bill on heavy distribution centers and EV charging was also advanced after debate over its application to large warehouse and e-commerce facilities. The committee also considered a bill on carport-mounted solar systems that would limit local zoning restrictions. A motion to substitute in a different bill was ruled improper for lack of notice, and the chair’s ruling was upheld on appeal. Members then advanced a PSC guidebook bill on gas and electric rate-making, and a utility shutoff protection bill for medical emergencies, life support equipment, and elderly, blind, or disabled customers, with questions about age definitions and the scope of medical documentation. The committee also advanced the Home Utility Weatherization Jobs Act, which would create a pilot program for electrification and weatherization in disadvantaged communities, with members discussing whether the program would be available at no cost to building owners and how utilities would access capital. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly raised concerns about who would pay for the programs, whether ratepayers or taxpayers would bear the costs, and how much local control would remain under the solar siting bill. At the end of the meeting, members briefly discussed a recent NYISO report warning about possible summer reliability issues and urged the committee and the PSC to review it closely. The chair noted the report should be considered alongside other state planning documents, and the meeting then adjourned.

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• The bill allows the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue an out-of-service order.
• person is stopped, detained, and their vehicle is impounded, what happens then to the vehicle?
• If you could help me just understand the process for that vehicle.
• This bill would simply say this is another reason to impound a vehicle.
• our state— Vehicle.

Bills: S0086 , S0554 , S0760 , S0774 , S0778 , S0844 , S1022 , S1230 , S1246 , S1594 , S1630

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Summary: The Fiscal Policy Committee met and first reported favorably SB 774, which extends enhanced workers’ compensation benefits to 9-1-1 public safety telecommunicators for mental or nervous injuries, after adopting a late-filed amendment declaring an important state interest. The committee also heard supportive testimony from a Palm Beach County dispatcher. SB 770, which updates the definition of forensic clients so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism can be housed with other Chapter 916 residents in secure forensic settings, was reported favorably as well. Members then approved CS/SB 86, which declares unauthorized operation of a commercial vehicle by an unauthorized alien an imminent safety hazard and imposes driver, carrier, and enforcement consequences, despite questions about vehicle impoundment and cargo handling and one appearance in opposition. SB 1594, which protects veterans’ benefits received on behalf of foster youth from being used as reimbursement and instead sets them aside for education and transition services, was reported favorably after supportive testimony. The committee also approved CS/SB 760, creating a new offense for willful violations of no-contact pretrial release conditions in certain violent crime cases, though the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers raised concerns about expanded warrantless arrest authority in one section. The committee next reported favorably CS/SB 554, a complete rewrite of Chapter 617 governing nonprofit corporations, after a technical delete-all amendment. It also approved CS/SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care for certain health care professionals; the bill drew extensive supportive testimony from advocates and patients describing pain management gaps and health disparities. SB 1022, expanding Florida Children’s Initiatives by adding programs in Bay County and Broward County, and CS/SB 1246, broadening the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to include health science workforce programs and related uses, were both reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1230, which restricts the use, sale, and distribution of aqueous film-forming foam containing intentionally added PFAS and requires inventory and disposal reporting, after adopting amendments that removed airports from one provision. It also approved CS/CS/SB 128, directing DEP to erect markers for the Andrew Red Harris Spoil Island water body designation. Several senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• This also allows flexibility with those funds to help with a mobile vehicle and instead of transferring
• With a mobile vehicle and instead of transferring under NEMT.
• Chairman, members, for letting me testify. three vehicles in the state and frankly three vehicles in
• </c> want to take those other vehicles want to take those other vehicles frankly<00:07:51.879><c> off
• </c><00:25:46.600><c> so</c> cannot afford to have those Vehicles so cannot afford to have those Vehicles

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• This is for larger trucks, larger vehicles.
• We're looking more at the larger commercial vehicles. Okay.
• When you take a vehicle and you get it worked on, and you... Thank you.
• out a vehicle out of, like, it's been flipped over.
• We tow their vehicle. They're an LLC. They're gone. They're in the wind.

Committee: House Transportation

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• So, what are automated vehicles? Automated vehicles use technology to steer, accelerate, and brake.
• </c> not required for vehicle operation. not required for vehicle operation.
• </c> stakeholders from technology and vehicle stakeholders from technology and vehicle providers,<00:
• </c> members about automated vehicles. members about automated vehicles.
• </c> vehicles which are shown on this slide. vehicles which are shown on this slide.

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

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• New motor vehicle dealerships are an extremely regulated industry.
• Dealers cannot appraise customer trade-ins, mark vehicles for sale or sold, or advertise vehicle price
• Dealers cannot appraise customer trade-ins, mark vehicles for sale or sold, or advertise vehicle price
• Dealers cannot appraise customer trade-ins, mark vehicles for sale or sold, or advertise vehicle price
• Dealers cannot appraise customer trade-ins, mark vehicles for sale or sold, or advertise vehicle price

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• broke down, or they have no vehicle because the vehicle with the device was no longer repairable or
• They had a spare vehicle, and they were going to help them out by lending them that other vehicle, but
• They still can loan somebody a vehicle, but...
• They can still loan somebody a vehicle, but the person that's under this, because their vehicle doesn't
• put in that loaned vehicle to be able to drive.

Committee: House House Judiciary Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2931, which continues the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board for eight years. The sponsor and a Civil Rights Division representative testified that the board helps examine civil rights issues and supports transparency and justice. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 5-3 vote. The committee then considered HB 2862, a strike-everything amendment creating a sentencing enhancement for crimes committed while wearing a mask to conceal identity, narrowed by amendment to Title 13 offenses. Opponents, including CAIR Arizona and the ACLU, argued it could burden religious expression and protest activity, while supporters said it targets criminal concealment and improves accountability. The committee adopted the striker and amendment and gave the bill as amended a due pass recommendation by a 7-2 vote. HB 4042 followed, requiring a potential father in a paternity action to serve the mother to avoid waiving certain rights and allowing failure to do so to support termination of the parent-child relationship. An adoption attorney said the change would close a loophole and align termination law with adoption statutes. The bill passed unanimously with a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard HB 4136, creating unlawful entry into a residence where a vulnerable adult lives as a felony, with an amendment removing immediate-arrest language and other provisions. The sponsor described a case involving repeated harassment of a vulnerable adult, while opponents said existing trespass, burglary, and aggravating-factor laws already cover the conduct. The amended bill received a due pass recommendation on a 6-3 vote.

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• transportation employer service vehicles.
• That is over eight million fewer vehicle miles traveled.
• That is over 8 million fewer vehicle miles traveled.
• rather than a vehicle that is still in use.
• It's a national vehicle auction company. ...bill.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held public hearings on several measures. ESHB 1980 would allow private employer shuttle services to use certain BAT lanes in King County under a two-year pilot, with local authority and transit-agency approval, performance standards, fee-for-use requirements, labor input, annual reporting, and a 10-year sunset. Supporters from Bellevue, transit employers, and business groups said it would improve commute options, reduce congestion, and support the upcoming RapidRide K Line; staff noted the bill differs from prior versions by adding the pilot, labor representation, vehicle markings, and reporting. The committee then heard SB 6252, which would extend the transit support grant program’s zero-fare requirement to degree- and certificate-seeking community and technical college students. Supporters said it would improve access to education and transit, especially for older and rural students, while transit groups raised concerns about fare revenue losses and implementation costs; staff estimated no state cost but significant local revenue impacts. The committee also heard SB 6081, a privacy bill that would restrict public disclosure of sex designation change records in Department of Licensing and Department of Health records, limit sharing with other jurisdictions, and keep updated credentials from showing that a change occurred. The sponsor and many supporters framed it as a safety measure for transgender Washingtonians, while opponents argued it would undermine accurate records; staff said the Department of Licensing would face about $1 million in implementation costs over four years, with other agencies expecting minimal impacts. Finally, SB 6265 would allow electronic, non-notarized signatures and printed copies for documents transferring a totaled salvage vehicle to an insurer; the sponsor and salvage-industry witnesses said it would modernize the process and reduce hardship, and staff reported no fiscal impact. No votes or executive actions were taken; the committee closed each public hearing and adjourned after a reminder about amendment deadlines for upcoming executive session bills.

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• This bill creates a bubble around the vehicle, that if you fire at that vehicle and you strike property
• of the vehicle, such as a tire or bumper, or you fire at that vehicle and it is close enough that it
• or vehicle and be reckless as to whether that habitation, building, or vehicle is occupied, and not automatically
• We have it whenever somebody shoots from a vehicle and shoots at a vehicle or a habitation.
• , or you are in your vehicle and you fire at somebody, at a vehicle, or at a habitation.

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• These are specialurpose vehicles.
• From the moment the bill vehicles.
• /c><00:42:08.960><c> different</c><00:42:10.160><c> uh</c> vehicles, they have a different uh vehicles
• </c> and another $42,000 worth of vehicles and another $42,000 worth of vehicles have<00:47:56.720><c
• <c> have</c><00:48:24.160><c> submitted</c> found two vehicles we have submitted found two vehicles we

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its June 3 meeting and received an opening update on transportation revenues. Leadership noted that the gas tax formula dropped 4.1 cents on July 1, reducing road fund revenue by about $125 million, and warned that city, county, rural, and secondary road funding will be affected. The chair said the committee would likely have to be selective about transportation project requests given the reduced revenue outlook. The main presentation was an update on the I-69 bridge project. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials said the project is the missing link in the Henderson-Evansville corridor and is being delivered in three sections, with Kentucky leading section two. They said section two is a $933 million project, with Kentucky’s share described as $58 million and the balance Indiana’s, and that toll revenue will be used to finance the project through a TIFIA loan and Garvey bonds. Officials said Kentucky and Indiana have executed an agreement under House Bill 546 to use tolls, are working on a broader bi-state development agreement, and will ask the General Assembly next session to carry forward $150 million in general funds without conditions and to ratify the agreement. Members asked about the timeline, toll sharing, whether tolls would sunset, and whether US 41 bridges would remain open for local traffic; officials said construction is planned for 2027, tolling would begin in 2031, toll revenue would be shared 50/50, and at least one US 41 bridge would remain open for local use. The committee then heard a combined update from the Department of Vehicle Regulation and the Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing on implementation of several recent changes. Officials reported that the new registration category for special-purpose vehicles is fully operational statewide, with all counties enrolled and 292 vehicles processed so far; they also said counties received at least five plates each and that the program is permissive, not mandatory. They described implementation of Senate Bill 43’s medical review board reforms and third-party driver’s license issuance framework, saying the medical review process has been updated and that third-party partners may eventually handle easier transactions such as renewals, name changes, and address changes, while initial issuances would remain at KYTC regional offices. They also reported that the sheriff’s inspection process has been integrated into CAVIS, reducing paperwork and fraud and improving tracking. Members asked about communication to counties and cities with differing local rules, the number of counties participating, and how to coordinate multiple policy changes; officials said all counties are enrolled, though not all have submitted applications, and that they are still finalizing the scope of third-party services.

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• So that could be that it's through the through the vehicle. It also could be through.
• in the vehicle to do this.
• There's a very inexpensive solution for people that have older vehicles.
• Technologically advanced vehicles are going to get disproportionately hurt.
• Why on Earth do need a laptop that faces the driver in a non emergency vehicle?