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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 28th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • they've done and we want them to know that their names will live on forever. ...someone going on that highway
  • later than 30 days after the effectiveness of this bill, they will get to work and work with the Highway
  • 2026, each sheriff's office and police department shall submit their reports to the Department of Highway
  • But I've often thought about saving the state a lot of money and just stop putting up highway traffic
  • is in effect and requires any applicable flashing beacon to be activated, requires Department of Highway
Bills: S0382, S0628, S0654, S0696, S0880
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum and considered five bills, all of which were reported favorably. First, SB 628 designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as “Warrior Sacrifice Way” to honor Ensign Joshua Watson, Petty Officer Muhammad Hatham, and Cameron Walters, who were killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack. Senators spoke in support, emphasizing remembrance and support for the families. The committee then heard CS/SB 382 on electric bicycles and scooters. The bill would require riders on shared pathways to yield to pedestrians, sound an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, while creating an e-bike safety task force and reporting requirements. Law enforcement, local officials, and school board representatives supported the bill and described safety concerns and data gaps, while several senators raised questions about enforcement and asked that e-scooters be addressed more explicitly. The bill was reported favorably. Members also approved SB 880, creating a Miami Northwestern Alumni Association specialty license plate to fund scholarships and school programs, and SB 696, which allows online trademark registration applications and updates Florida’s trademark classification and verification procedures. Finally, the committee took up CS/CS/SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement cameras for red light, school zone speeding, and school bus violations. The bill and an amendment added guardrails on data use, hearings, reporting, signage, and contract limits; senators raised concerns about privacy, surveillance, and school zone enforcement, and a Hillsborough County sheriff’s representative testified that all-day school zone enforcement has improved safety. All measures were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned after recording additional affirmative votes on SB 628 from Senators Martin and Smith.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Jan 12th, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senators, SB 584 authorizes the Department of Highway Motor State, Highway SB 584 authorizes the Department
  • of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and County Tax Collectors to enter into interagency agreements
  • It strengthens oversight over commercial driving schools by allowing the Florida Department of Highway
  • SB 488 is the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles agency package, and I always like these
  • It expands the types of transactions and circumstances in which the Department of Highway Safety and
Summary: The Transportation Committee heard and advanced several bills, mostly related to honorary roadway designations, specialty license plates, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles administration. SB 628 designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as “Warrior Sacrifice Way” to honor Ensign Joshua Watson and Petty Officers Muhammad Hatham and Cameron Walters, who were killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack. The bill passed favorably with no debate or opposition. The committee also considered SB 174, naming a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue. Senator Arrington opposed the bill during debate, citing Kirk’s public statements as inconsistent with the honor, while Senator Rodriguez argued the designation was an honorary roadway naming that did not require agreement with Kirk’s views. The bill was reported favorably. SB 388, which raises the annual use fee for the Florida Wildflowers specialty license plate from $15 to $25 while keeping the lower fee for owners with more than 10 vehicles, also passed favorably after a support-only public comment. Members then approved SB 470, which opens the Fraternal Order of Police specialty plate to the general public and allows redesigns to help sustain sales and increase funding for law enforcement memorial efforts. Public testimony from the FOP supported the change. SB 584 authorized DHSMV to enter agreements allowing county tax collectors to enforce certain commercial driving school provisions, aimed at addressing fraud and licensing abuses, and it passed favorably with support. Finally, the committee approved SB 488, the DHSMV agency package updating IFTA compliance, online filing, crash reporting thresholds, registration procedures, email communications, and tank vehicle definitions, along with SB 490, the companion public records exemption for email addresses used under SB 488; both were reported favorably, with SB 490 noted as requiring a two-thirds vote.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/20/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • These are worthy projects that should be funded, but they should be funded via HURF, the Highway User
  • And there's only one right-turn lane right now as you're coming up the B Line Highway, State Route 87
  • And there's only one right-turn lane right now as you're coming up the B Line Highway, State Route 87
  • And that was a highway. But you didn't have any turn lanes. Yeah, I guess if you just...
  • In fact, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, red-light cameras have reduced fatal
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Trump Highway and to approve, place, and maintain appropriate signage identifying the new designation
  • Trump Highway. Happy to answer any questions. Thank you very much. Let's see what we got here. And?
  • Trump Highway.
  • I'm appalled that anybody would put forward the name of Donald Trump for this kind of honor when his
  • You know, you see Donald J. Trump Highway.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Feb 12th, 2026

Fiscal Policy

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and reported a series of bills favorably, covering health care, public safety, insurance, coastal resilience, juvenile justice, drowning prevention, transportation designations, and beach management. Senator Harrell presented CS/SB 68, requiring hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, designated pediatric readiness personnel, and participation in a national readiness assessment; it passed. Harrell also presented CS/SB 340, requiring nursing students to complete two hours of human trafficking identification training before licensure; it also passed. Senator Sharif’s CS/SB 32 and SB 210, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and the related public records bill, were both reported favorably. Senator Garcia’s CS/CS/SB 302 on nature-based coastal resiliency, Senator Jones’s SB 418 on law enforcement interaction with individuals with autism and the Blue Envelope Program, and Senator Martin’s CS/SB 1734 updating juvenile probation and detention officer definitions and related cost-share language were also approved. The committee then took up several drowning-prevention measures. CS/SB 606 by Senator Smith would add drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials and direct the Department of Health to create standardized materials; an amendment removed a records-retention requirement, and the bill passed. SB 428 by Senator Yarborough would expand the state swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7; it received strong support from advocates, including a young swim instructor and autism advocates, and passed. The committee also approved CS/SB 246, a specialty license plate bill that was amended to include the UFC plate and a First Responders’ Resiliency Foundation plate, and CS/SB 1028, which revises Citizens Property Insurance and clearinghouse procedures to prioritize admitted carriers and prohibit public funds for the clearinghouse; that bill drew discussion about market competition, Citizens’ exposure, and potential impacts on policyholders. Additional measures reported favorably included SB 628, designating a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as Warrior Sacrifice Way to honor the sailors killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack, and CS/SB 636 on beach management, which would create a proactive pathway for coastal communities to obtain erosion-related designations and align with federal programs. Beach industry testimony supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about perpetual easements and funding shortfalls. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • In the days since Donald Trump announced his tariffs, the President and his advisers have repeatedly
  • The stock market is up a bit this morning on yet another round of rumors that Donald Trump might not
  • Yet this weekend Donald Trump retweeted a post on True Social arguing that Trump is crashing our economy
  • I disagree with your assessment now in agreeing with Donald Trump.
  • Donald Trump is now the President of the United States. He won the election.
Summary: The meeting focused on various significant topics concerning the recent tariff policies and their wide-ranging implications on the American economy. Members expressed their concerns regarding the negative impact of increased tariffs as proposed by the Trump administration, with specific emphasis on how families might suffer from higher costs and market access issues. The discussion was lively, with members questioning the clarity of the tariff plan and raising concerns about its potential effects on small businesses and American exports.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We are here today to stand firm against President Donald Trump's attacks on public education, including
  • Unlike what the Trump administration seems to be implying, the president does not have the unilateral
  • Donald Trump and Elon Musk are stealing from America's children in order to pay for tax cuts for billionaires
  • Trump and Musk have made their goals very clear.
  • Trump.
Summary: This was a press conference organized by student advocates and Texas Democratic lawmakers to oppose efforts by the Trump administration and allies to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and to criticize Texas voucher proposals. Speakers argued that the department and its Office for Civil Rights are essential for enforcing civil rights protections, supporting special education, Title I, Pell Grants, career and technical education, and other federal education programs. They said eliminating the department would weaken oversight, shift power to states that have a poor record on student protections, and harm marginalized, low-income, disabled, and rural students. Congressman Greg Casar framed the issue as a transfer of public money from schools to billionaires, tying the department fight to federal budget and tax-cut debates and to Texas voucher efforts. State Representative Gene Wu said Texas public education is already near collapse and warned that losing federal support would worsen school closures, staffing shortages, and class-size increases. Representative Gina Hinojosa highlighted Texas’s past special education cap and attacks on Section 504, and said she filed bills to route federal block grants directly to schools if federal policy changes move forward. Representative Vicki Goodwin said the state should fund schools rather than vouchers and noted underfunding of special education and inflation pressures. Round Rock ISD trustee Melissa Ross and Texas AFT president Zef Capo emphasized that federal oversight protects students and that Texas has a history of underfunding and mishandling special education, meals, and other services. The final speaker, Westwood High School senior Eliza Abert, said the loss of federal education support would most harm low-income and middle-class students and called on attendees to oppose the changes. No votes were taken; the event ended with a call for public pressure on lawmakers and continued advocacy.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation May 1st, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • State Highway 4 from SH 48 to Boca Chica Beach is a vital connection for South Texas.
  • You also put Koreatown exit sign at the 35 highway and dwelling.
  • Yeah, can we name today Texas Highway Canales Day since this is all we're doing?
  • So Tex dot is the one that approves the, the highway crossing agreements.
  • Um, Tech dot approves the highway crossing agreements.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Johnson Memorial Highways.
  • Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet as the Detroit Family Memorial Highway. That's it. Yes, sir.
  • It also corrects the naming of State Highway 365 to its actual name of State Highway 365.
  • Bill 3062 would rename a portion of Highway 315 in Panola County, the Hamby Webb Memorial Highway.
  • Highway 83 in Mission as Corporal Espericueta Memorial Highway.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation May 1st, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Near schools and businesses that are located along Highway 75, this portion of Highway 75 is a two-lane
  • The Koreatown sign is existing at the 35th Highway and Royal Lane.
  • I'm sorry, TxDOT approves the highway crossing agreements like if an...
  • highway using overweight or oversized equipment.
  • The highway crossing agreement, and that's what they do.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation May 1st, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • For House Bill 5577, designating State Highway 315 as the Hamby Webb Memorial Highway.
  • Naming a portion of State Highway 345, a highway that runs right through the heart of the city of San
  • Highway 183 in Eastland County as the Deputy Sheriff David Boesecker Memorial Highway.
  • Dorothy Bell Memorial Highway.
  • This highway designation honors their sacrifice by memorializing their names on the highway. along the
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Jan 28th, 2026 at 09:16 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that stretch of road was named the Mike Smith Highway.
  • And you hear about, you know, in the 2024 election, I think Trump got what, 40, 45 percent?
  • Only states that voted for Donald Trump get to do X, Y, and Z. Uniform doesn't mean fair.
Bills: SR1, SM1, SM6
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Trump, his policies, or his associates.
  • Number one, President Trump making this into an executive order.
  • I've been fighting for this cause both President Trump and President Biden, President Trump making it
  • Boy, I wonder if we'll next apply this to Donald Trump, because most of the Democrats in the country
  • think Donald Trump's a Nazi.
Bills: SB163, SB558
Summary: The committee meeting primarily focused on reviewing two significant bills: S558, the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2025, and S163, the Protecting Students on Campus Act. Senator Tim Scott introduced S558, emphasizing its importance in combatting anti-Jewish violence and harassment, and providing the Department of Education with necessary tools to investigate incidents of anti-Semitism on college campuses. The bill sparked a vigorous debate among members who expressed concerns over potential implications for free speech, particularly regarding its definitions of anti-Semitism, and whether it would infringe upon First Amendment rights.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/10/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • with State Highway 5 and State Highway with State Highway 5 and State Highway 19<00:09:56.000>
  • Highway 61.
  • Highway 61.
  • from trunk highway 267 to uh US highway from trunk highway 267 to uh US highway 59<01:08:40.640>
  • So the a highway and then the highway.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025 at 10:00 am

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it, you know, again, that was from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, their input and the DOT, and
  • But if we are finally addressing this thing, what we hear from the Highway Patrol, that we might as well
  • have a punch card on our highways because there's so many people who just really don't care, and with
Bills: HB1053
Summary: The committee took up House Bill 1298 and first discussed an amendment from Senator Paulson that would add variable electronic speed limit signs to the bill while leaving the 80-mile-an-hour provision unchanged. Members said the signs would be used on interstates I-29 and I-94 in selected problem areas, based on weather or accident conditions, and that the proposal would not require a fiscal note. The discussion then broadened to Senator Rummel’s concerns about related bills, especially 2243, 1250, and 1229. He argued that the House changes were removing municipal authority to double fines, lowering or eliminating points for serious traffic violations, and undoing prior Senate positions. Several members said they were willing to use HB 1298 as the vehicle to restore the earlier fine and point provisions, including the 29 violations previously assigned three points, and to avoid concurring with the House versions. Members did not take final action on the amendments or the bill. Instead, they agreed more work was needed and asked Legislative Council to prepare a combined amendment and options for the next meeting. The committee recessed and scheduled further discussion for the next morning.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works Apr 27th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mark Brock Memorial Highway.
  • Memorial Highway.
  • Memorial Highway.
  • Didillo Memorial Highway and a portion of Louisiana Highway 436 as the Bill Blue Evans Memorial Highway
  • Gaines Memorial Highway. Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish as the Ernest J.
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on Monday, April 27, with a quorum present and took up a series of Senate bills and one House concurrent resolution, most of them related to transportation infrastructure, memorial highway designations, and prestige license plates. Early action centered on Senate Bill 122, which would direct the Department of Transportation and Development to be more proactive about bridge maintenance, inspection, reporting, and public meetings on bridge conditions; the committee adopted a large amendment package before reporting the bill with amendments. The committee also reported favorably SCR 6 supporting an LNG facility at Port Fourchon and SCR 18 directing a study of commercial driver’s license privileges compared with neighboring states. Several bills designated memorial highways or bridges, including SB 50 for the Elwood T. Brady Jr. Memorial Bridge, SB 70 for the Officer Mark Brock Memorial Highway, SB 460 for the Hayden Lane Mangum Memorial Highway, SB 101 for the Daniel Edward Didillo Memorial Highway and Bill Blue Evans Memorial Highway, SB 160 for the Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway, SB 418 for the Dick and Jacques Schuford Memorial Highway, SB 103 for the Gladys Edwards Highway, SB 159 for the Surgeon Roelio Roy Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Highway, SB 182 for the Mayor Billy Cobb Memorial Highway, SB 104 for the Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway, and SB 2 for the Falcons Band Highway. The committee also approved SB 114 creating a prestige plate for the Foundation for Moral Law and SB 96 creating a Fallen Heroes prestige plate. One of the more substantive policy items was HCR 63, which creates a task force to study whether certain active-duty military personnel without civilian driver’s licenses should be allowed to operate federally owned vehicles on state highways; it was reported favorably after discussion of military training and licensing differences. Another major item was HCR 69, urging DOTD to improve Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish; the committee adopted amendments adding findings about flooding, drainage, and evacuation concerns, and then reported the resolution with amendments. The committee also considered SB 19 on the state employee retired prestige plate; after objections about whether proceeds should continue supporting LASERS, the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote, 13-1, with Representative Schamberhorn voting no.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Highway 252 to a freeway.
  • Highway i 94 252 100 and i1 I highways Highway i 94 252 100 and i1 I 694<00:47:10.880> all<00
  • <00:51:39.680> projects local costs on trunk Highway projects local costs on trunk Highway
  • we cannot cover using trunk Highway we cannot cover using trunk Highway funds<00:57:07.119> um
  • has asked for this since the highway has asked for this since the highway department<01:39:20.520
Bills: HF192, HF268, HF1214, HF494