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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Feb 3rd, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • 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
  • And qualified staff in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer's procedures.
  • We had submerged vehicles down there, stuck in garages.
  • Now you're talking about a million two vehicles, right? Significantly more gas fire vehicles.
Bills: S0260 , S1220 , S1352 , S1362 , S1370
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 02/13/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:26:41.960><c> Supply</c> vehicle Supply vehicle Supply equipment<00:26:44.679><c> I</c><00:26:44.760
  • </c> low as one Minnesota putting the junk low as one Minnesota putting the junk fees<01:43:48.239><c
  • ><c> I</c><01:57:10.880><c> believe</c> from junk junk fee legislation I believe from junk junk fee legislation
  • The following activities are prohibited: sale or lease of vehicles, labeling vehicles for sale or sold
  • </c><02:11:07.360><c> are</c> bill makes it clear that vehicles are bill makes it clear that vehicles
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> know you look at that and how vehicles know you look at that and how vehicles are<00:08:35.360><
  • </c><00:25:50.400><c> They</c> vehicle pulling into their lot. They vehicle pulling into their lot.
  • </c> wouldn't have to to junk those cars. wouldn't have to to junk those cars.
  • </c> has been damage to this vehicle? has been damage to this vehicle?
  • This regulation has an vehicles.
Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Transportation approved the minutes from its September 16 meeting and then heard a presentation from Jason Sawala, deputy state highway engineer with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, on rest areas and truck parking. He described Kentucky’s system of eight welcome centers, 14 rest areas, and four truck havens, and said the Cabinet spent just over $12 million in fiscal year 2025 to operate and maintain those facilities. He also explained that the Cabinet’s truck parking study found truck parking demand has increased 24% since 2012, driven by just-in-time delivery, stricter hours-of-service and electronic logging requirements, and fewer drivers. Sawala said the study looked not only at Cabinet-owned facilities but also private truck stops and lots, and identified unmet parking demand across the state, especially at 1:00 a.m. He noted that 11 sites, mostly existing rest areas, weigh stations, or welcome centers, were identified as promising expansion locations, with estimated project costs in the $30 million to $36 million range in 2022 dollars. He said the Cabinet is working on design and project development for those sites and is seeking federal funding opportunities where available. Members raised concerns about safety, congestion, and trucks parking on ramps or in residential areas, and several asked about funding, charging for parking, and whether autonomous vehicles might reduce future demand. Sawala said the 820 public rest-area spaces are marked spaces only, that he was not aware of any state charging for public truck parking, and that federal programs can help fund some expansions. He also said he was not aware of local-government parking programs offhand but would look into it. Members generally emphasized the importance of truck parking for safety, commerce, and avoiding burdens on local communities.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 31st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, as we know, Junk food does not fulfill this mission.
  • A significant portion of SNAP funds is spent on these kinds of sugary drinks and junk food right now.
  • I feel like sometimes we're subsidizing the consumption of junk food and then we're having to pay in
  • our health care system for the ill effects of junk food.
  • Taxpayer-funded junk food turns into taxpayer-funded healthcare. You know this.
Bills: SJR37 , SJR57 , SB7 , SB8 , SB16 , SB108 , SB125 , SB207 , SB318 , SB371 , SB379 , SB396 , SB406 , SB503 , SB533 , SB565 , SB578 , SB599 , SB686 , SB689 , SB707 , SB763 , SB854 , SB857 , SB875 , SB878 , SB920 , SB924 , SB961 , SB965 , SB985 , SB988 , SB1021 , SB1024 , SB1026 , SB1038 , SB1059 , SB1185 , SB1202 , SB1207 , SB1252 , SB1330 , SB1396 , SB1484 , SB1527 , SB1535 , SB1596 , SB1619 , SB1697 , SB1737 , SB1741 , SB1841 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SJR57 , SJR37 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SB565 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB504 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB1497 , SB1498 , SB241 , SB304 , SB621 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB686 , SB371 , SB204 , SB609 , SB670 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB1539 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB985 , SB965 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB1215 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB583 , SB673 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB608 , SB955 , SB957 , SB988 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB541 , SB379 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB1527 , SB125 , SB599 , SB1330 , SB53 , SB1352 , SB785 , SB472 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB414 , SB1062 , SB961 , SB1038 , SB578 , SB711 , SB746 , SB942 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB1738 , SB108 , SB8 , SB318 , SB507 , SB533 , SB689 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB763 , SB667 , SB1059 , SB617 , SB1567 , SB503 , SB16 , SB310 , SB311 , SB396 , SB505 , SB1209 , SB1210 , SB1470 , SB264 , SB924 , SB1029 , SB1185 , SB1202 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1569 , SB1697 , SB1376 , SB1228 , SB519 , SB878 , SB1350 , SB462 , SB1535 , SB827 , SB1585 , SB207 , SB1207 , SB1619 , SB1396 , SB920 , SB1484 , SB1273 , SB1741 , SB7 , SB927 , SB1227 , SB1229 , SB1353 , SB1366 , SB1464 , SB1709 , SB1729 , SB1733 , SB1744 , SB1772 , SB1816 , SB1841 , SB2188 , SB1147 , SB879 , SB1008 , SJR81 , SJR50 , SCR39 , SB1536 , SB2016 , SB1453 , SB1173 , SB1163 , SB996 , SB27 , SB568 , SB1370 , SB1321 , SB1101 , SB906 , SB860 , SB1563 , SB993 , SB693 , SB1610 , SB1537 , SB836 , SB1332 , SB1307 , SB963 , SB493 , SB922 , SB984 , SB1084 , SB619 , SB1098 , SB1122 , SB455 , SB522 , SB1057 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1877 , SB464 , SB1277 , SB32 , SB732 , SB660 , SB731 , SB921 , SB268 , SB1822 , SB1188 , SB1939 , SB1589 , SB397 , SB1388 , SB2230 , SB1058 , SB1036 , SB1267 , SB2112 , SB1930 , SB532 , SB1035 , SB2155 , SB508 , SB29 , SB292 , SB291 , SB901 , SB1333 , SB1436 , SB1494 , SB964 , SB779 , SB1378 , SB2312 , SB1719
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
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  • And of vehicles, watercraft or trailers.
  • I have to check junk right now.
  • Miss Ogden, if you'll call the roll. in junk mail or spam. Mine go I have to in junk mail or spam.
  • And quite frankly, check junk right now.
Committee: Senate Judiciary
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • we say that, so EVs fail completely and we're all just, you know, we're going to be driving ICE vehicles
  • we say that, so EVs fail completely and we're all just, you know, we're going to be driving ICE vehicles
  • I think you know one of these things in here is vehicle miles traveled.
Bills: HF4236 , HF4122 , HF4377
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Fri Mar 20, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • measure allows law enforcement officers, animal control officers, and firefighters to enter unattended vehicles
  • safety, or well-being of any pet animal that is endangered by being left or confined in an unattended vehicle
  • It also allows private citizens to rescue a pet animal that has been left in an unattended vehicle under
  • :36:34.480><c> to</c><00:36:34.560><c> enter</c><00:36:35.200><c> unattended</c><00:36:35.760><c> vehicle
  • </c> firefighters to enter unattended vehicle firefighters to enter unattended vehicle to<00:36:36.360
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • of the public derelict vessel is any vessel that has been left up on the water's estate and direct junked
  • or beached in a manner where it cannot be removed by its own power in these mechanical assistance, junked
  • The owners ability to register a vehicle or vessel and the state until the Costa removal is repaid.
  • or is it also a automobiles and other registrations, this vehicle or vessel?
  • So I mean, do they have to pay all, you know, fines and fees before they can register a current vehicle
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Environment and Natural Resources Feb 4th, 2025

Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • A derelict vessel is any vessel that has been left upon the waters of the state in a wreck, junk, or
  • Junked is just like it sounds.
  • It's vehicle or vessel. Okay, good.
  • So, I mean, do they have to pay all fines and fees before they can register a current vehicle? Yes.
  • One more thing on the registration: it doesn't prevent a spouse or someone else registering a vehicle
Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources received a presentation from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on derelict vessels, enforcement challenges, and a long-term stored vessel study. FWC reported about 1,040 derelict vessels currently in its database, with roughly 600 new cases entering each year, and noted that hurricanes account for a large share of recent cases. The agency explained the legal definition of derelict vessels, the environmental and navigation hazards they create, and its enforcement process, including investigation, notice to owners, administrative hearings, removal authorization, and recovery of costs through registration holds. FWC also described prevention efforts such as at-risk vessel enforcement, nuisance vessel designations, public awareness campaigns, and the vessel turn-in program, which has received more than 250 applications and removed more than 145 vessels since rollout. Committee members asked about owner resistance to removal, rapid-response options for hazardous vessels, county differences in derelict vessel numbers, and how local governments participate. FWC said only a small percentage of owners contest removals, that the agency relies on contractors and does not generally have its own removal equipment, and that local governments may conduct removals with their own funding but must still provide due process. Members also asked where removed vessels go; FWC said they are taken to landfills, with recyclable materials recovered, and that storage is used only when necessary for public safety because it is costly. The presentation also highlighted the long-term stored vessel study, which found a strong correlation between long-term anchored vessels and later derelict vessels, especially in Monroe County. No votes were taken on the presentation, and the committee adjourned after Senator Errington moved to adjourn and there was no objection.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Civil Law and Procedure Mar 23rd, 2026

Civil Law and Procedure

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it also increases the amount of equity in the vehicle that you can keep to $15,000.
  • They're not luxury vehicles. And I didn't find any vehicles for less than $10,000 when I looked.
  • I hardly ever see a married couple that has only one vehicle.
  • money to get those vehicles in the condition they need to be in for people with disabilities.
  • the vehicles.
Bills: HB135 , HB142 , HB170 , HB194 , HB215 , HB216 , HB226 , HB284 , HB292 , HB297 , HB609
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Jan 13th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • With the federal cut in some of the electric vehicle rebates, has that been figured in at all to gas
  • Because I've been talking to the car dealers, and it seems like there's a significant amount of vehicles
  • So certainly alternative vehicle or electric vehicle adoption is one of the factors.
  • Alternative vehicle or electric vehicle adoption is one of the factors that's considered in the forecast
  • has suffered a closure, which is the largest city, and that's a potential lifesaver if the first vehicle
Bills: SB6005
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 26th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We passed another bill that eliminated inspections for all vehicles.
  • This bill does not—it's one vehicle.
  • So we've done over 100 of them. ...mod vehicles.
  • He was shot through the side door of his vehicle.
  • She approached her vehicle cautiously, but was unable to avoid the ambush.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Transportation May 28th, 2026

Joint Committee on Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The concern is really about the speed that the vehicles are going, not the speed that the vehicles can
  • This bill incorrectly asserts that all gas-powered vehicles are high-speed vehicles, even though...
  • This bill incorrectly asserts that all gas-powered vehicles are high-speed vehicles, even though that
  • Mopeds are not high-speed vehicles.
  • to vehicles.
Bills: H5400 , H5421 , H5430 , S3077 , S3089
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Feb 4th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's take up tab for Senate Bill 684 on electronic signatures associated with total loss vehicles and
  • It will allow electronic signatures to be used on total loss vehicles and vessels, require insurance
  • They expect convenience and speed, and motor vehicle sales finance companies have responded by offering
  • They expect convenience and speed, and motor vehicle sales finance companies have responded by offering
  • not an insurance company—but creating vehicles by which they can compete with traditional insurance
Bills: S0158 , S0314 , S0618 , S0684 , S0838 , S0990 , S1000 , S1082 , S1452 , S1494 , S1500 , S1568 , S1706
Summary: The Banking and Insurance Committee considered a full agenda of insurance, financial services, and probate bills. Early action included SB 1000, setting a floor and ceiling for interest on attorneys’ trust accounts, which was reported favorably. The committee then took up CS/SB 1082 on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program for out-of-network emergency claims. Senator Graal explained it as a way to reduce litigation and use a dispute-resolution process similar to the federal No Surprises Act. An amendment intended to require plan disclosure and prevent default by nonparticipation drew questions from members and concerns from insurers and providers about clarity and scope, especially whether it could affect contracted rates or shift claims between state and federal systems. Senator Graal withdrew the amendment, and the bill was reported favorably after testimony from insurers and emergency physicians both supporting the underlying dispute-resolution concept while asking for further clarification. The committee also favorably reported SB 684 on electronic signatures for total loss vehicles and vessels; CS/SB 158 on pet insurance, which adds agent continuing education, stronger consumer disclosures, and annual reporting to OIR; SB 1494 on breast cancer screening coverage, expanding required mammogram and supplemental screening coverage; and CS/SB 314, a strike-all bill creating a Florida framework for payment stablecoin issuers consistent with the federal GENIUS Act. CS/SB 1500 on uncontested probate proceedings was also approved, with an amendment addressing access to safe deposit boxes by requiring letters of administration. SB 618 on workers’ compensation insurance raised the consent-to-rate cap from 10% to 20% for workers’ comp policies and adjusted the Florida Workers’ Compensation Guarantee Association board membership; supporters said it would help keep high-risk employers in the voluntary market. Later, the committee approved CS/SB 1568 creating a Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program within DFS to allow certain stablecoin payments for fees, after a substitute amendment removed authority for a Florida coin, limited eligible stablecoins, and required qualified public deposit handling. CS/SB 838 clarified that convenience fees for electronic payments on retail installment contracts are permissible, while preserving a fee-free payment option; members discussed consumer access and fee concerns. CS/SB 1452, a broad DFS agency bill covering My Safe Florida Home, insurance administration, unclaimed property, licensing, and other departmental changes, was reported favorably after a technical amendment. The committee also approved SB 1706 creating a My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program targeted to owner-occupied, lower-income condominiums, and SB 990 authorizing protected cell captive insurance companies in Florida, with supporters arguing it would modernize law and promote competition. The meeting concluded with all bills on the agenda that were heard being reported favorably and the committee adjourning without objection.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Jan 27th, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Don Gates, and with Senate Bill 1247, commercial—oh, I'm sorry, Senate Bill 86: Commercial Motor Vehicles
  • Senate Bill 86, Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens. Thank you very much, Mr.
  • swerved his 18-wheeler... ...and did know how to drive a commercial vehicle, swerved his 18-wheeler
  • The bill requires that commercial motor vehicle drivers in Florida must... ...be lawfully present in
  • The bill allows the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue an out-of-service order, which prohibits the
Bills: S0086 , S0422 , S0706 , S1054 , S1670
Summary: The Transportation Committee met and first took up CS/SB 86, which would make operation of a commercial motor vehicle by an unauthorized alien an imminent safety hazard and require lawful presence, a valid CDL, English proficiency, and ability to communicate with law enforcement. The bill also authorizes impoundment, a $250,000 civil penalty on the motor carrier, and an out-of-service order until violations are corrected. After adopting an amendment and hearing support from the Florida PBA, the committee reported the bill favorably on a vote with Senator Arrington voting no. The committee then considered CS/SB 706, which preempts naming of major commercial service airports to the state and would rename Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport. An amendment added FAA approval, trademark authorization, and a flexible implementation period for Palm Beach County. Palm Beach County representatives supported the measure, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed CS/SB 1670, a specialty license plate bill for the “outsider” plate, after amending the distribution of proceeds so the Huber Brothers Foundation may receive up to 10% instead of 25%. Next, the committee approved CS/SB 1054, which increases penalties for traffic infractions that result in a crash after running a red light or stop sign, including higher fines, license suspensions, and a one-year bodily injury insurance requirement after an injury crash. Law enforcement testimony supported the bill. The committee also considered CS/SB 422 on ADS-B aviation surveillance data, which would bar use of that data to calculate or collect landing-related fees; an amendment narrowed the prohibition to landing and touch-and-go fee scenarios. Aviation groups and pilots supported the bill as protecting safety and preventing surprise billing, while airport representatives said they could still charge landing fees but would need to rely on more manual methods. The committee reported CS/SB 422 favorably, and the meeting adjourned after all measures were approved.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are capable of taking pictures of moving vehicles above 70 miles an hour.
  • They'll take a picture of the vehicle in the back of the vehicle.
  • I don't think they'll be able to see in the vehicle.
Bills: SB222 , HB560 , HB475 , HB484 , HB583 , HB542 , HB566 , SB222 , HB560 , HB475 , HB484 , HB583 , HB542 , HB566
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations 2ND REVISED Mar 4th, 2026 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, SB175 creates an uninsured commercial vehicle recovery reimbursement fund to ensure that any
  • abandoned commercial vehicles are cleaned up in a timely manner.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation May 19th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Park and Motor Vehicles have been working with Mr.
  • TADA and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles have been, excuse me, our licensed franchise dealers
  • We buy incomplete vehicles. We're not a franchise dealer.
  • require that a vehicle trailer or semi-trailer have a vehicle inspection number.
  • must obtain a surety bond to protect the vehicle.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation May 8th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Valley, we've had several torrential rains to where we've had flooding issues and ambulances and vehicles
  • include a subsection adding stormwater out and other appropriate flood control measures so that vehicles
  • charging stations blocked by non-electric vehicles, especially during peak times.
  • Adaptive brake lights in vehicles indicate a heavy braking event.
  • flash constantly while the vehicle is driving down the road.