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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 27th, 2026 at 02:30 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- It would require every vehicle dealer to submit to licensing by June 30th of 2027 the number of vehicles
- In way of background, any person operating a vehicle is required to carry proof of vehicle registration
- It is all electric. It's advanced hulls and propulsion.
- Is the $32 fee per vehicle or per company? Per truck or per company? What's per vehicle?
- We believe that electric is probably the cleanest.
Keywords:
vehicle ownership, insurance, title transfer, consumer protection, motor vehicle, oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment
Summary:
The committee began in executive session with staff briefings on several measures that had already been heard in companion form, including bills on cash rounding to eliminate pennies, vehicle title transfers to insurers, a memorial naming the Ruston Blunt Memorial Bridge, BAT lane access for private employer transportation services, tugboat escort requirements for oil tankers, traffic safety commission authority and fatality review, fifth-wheel trailer length, vehicle debris covering requirements, and a transportation electrification bill expanding electric vehicle access and funding. The committee then took executive action and advanced each of those measures with due pass recommendations, adopting amendments on Substitute House Bill 2334, Senate Bill 6354, and Substitute House Bill 2109. Members noted some dissent or reservations on the penny-rounding bill, the EV fee distribution, and the vehicle-debris cover requirement, but the motions carried.
The committee then moved into public hearing on Substitute House Bill 2323, which would create a Blue Envelope Program for neurodiverse drivers to improve communication during traffic stops. The sponsor described the program as a low-cost way to help officers and drivers exchange registration, insurance, and emergency contact information, and testimony was generally supportive. The committee also heard public testimony on Substitute House Bill 2203, which creates the offense of reckless interference with emergency operations for driving around barricades at closed roads; a defense attorney group raised concerns about mandatory license suspensions, while the sponsor said the bill was intended to deter dangerous conduct during floods, fires, and other emergencies.
The committee next heard Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2172 on route jurisdiction transfers and highway abandonment. Staff and the sponsor explained that the bill would require agreements or legislative review for longer abandonments or those involving bridges, add a pre-request conference, and improve reporting and criteria for transfers. Cities, counties, and the Transportation Commission testified in support, saying the bill creates a more transparent and equitable process, while counties noted concerns about maintenance costs. Public testimony also covered Substitute House Bill 2410, which would create a Commercial Truck Safety and Education Council funded by an increased commercial vehicle safety enforcement fee; the trucking industry and business groups supported it as a safety and training investment. Finally, the committee heard testimony on Engrossed House Bill 2588, which would expand county ferry district authority to include vehicle ferries and require voter approval for new taxes after the effective date; county officials and ferry users supported the bill as a way to preserve ferry service and secure matching funds, while one opponent criticized the tax authority and timing provisions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/10/25 - Part 1
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Then under the Department of Driver and Vehicle Services, their special revenue fund account, these are
- services uh their special and vehicle services uh their special Revenue<00:08:49.880><c> fund</c><00
- Driver and Vehicle Services, uh, the no-fee transaction payment to service providers.
- It's intended to ensure that license plates on a vehicle is tied to the current owner of the vehicle
- </c> ensure that license plates on a vehicle ensure that license plates on a vehicle is<01:24:37.600>
Bills:
HF5
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/10/25 - Part 2
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaking for LUNA, we support making electric vehicle drivers pay their fair share by increasing the
- </c><00:48:44.640><c> Vehicle</c><00:48:45.040><c> drivers</c> support making Electric Vehicle drivers
- support making Electric Vehicle drivers pay<00:48:46.119><c> their</c><00:48:46.280><c> fair</c><00:
- </c> need to make sure that whether vehicles need to make sure that whether vehicles are<00:51:12.640
- </c> in our roads but me and my gas vehicle in our roads but me and my gas vehicle did<00:51:52.520><
Bills:
HF5
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26 - Part 1
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- My understanding is there already are a couple vehicle bills.
- My understanding is there already are a couple vehicle bills.
- My understanding is there already are a couple vehicle bills.
- Pong Jang, director of the Driver and Vehicle Services division.
- </c> Jang, director of the driver and vehicle Jang, director of the driver and vehicle services<00:35
Keywords:
veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, security, protective services, state officials, Capitol complex, state patrol, public safety, legislative protection, threat assessment, transportation, electronic attestation, traffic signals, accident reporting, legislative routes, agricultural aircraft
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26 - Part 2
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:43:32.319><c> and</c><00:43:32.640><c> electric</c> considers both gas vehicles and electric
- considers both gas vehicles and electric vehicles<00:43:33.280><c> is</c><00:43:33.520><c> required</
- First is Ben Kretzner from an electric vehicle owner.
- I'm an electric vehicle owner and Minneapolis resident.
- . vehicle. vehicle.
Keywords:
veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, security, protective services, state officials, Capitol complex, state patrol, public safety, legislative protection, threat assessment, transportation, electronic attestation, traffic signals, accident reporting, legislative routes, agricultural aircraft
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- A pedestrian hit by a vehicle going 42 mph has a 50% risk of being killed.
- ,</c> emblems and repaint the entire vehicle, emblems and repaint the entire vehicle, now<01:28:32.800
- To this day, the officers that investigated said they don't know where the vehicle came from.
- To this day, the officers that investigated said they don't know where the vehicle came from.
- To this day, the officers that investigated said they don't know where the vehicle came from.
Keywords:
pedestrian safety, traffic safety, roadway improvements, nonmotorized transportation, crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, complete streets, Vision Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, MnDOT, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, local road authority, county roads, city streets, tribal transportation, capital improvements, safety design solutions, grant program
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- registration rates, and section three introduces a new surcharge on electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid
- vehicles.
- Chair, Senator Lanier, as of Today, if someone in New Mexico is registering their electric vehicle, they
- So the federal government is gonna pay a maximum surcharge on electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid vehicle
- vehicles fully electric.
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- fees by 25%, and introduces a new annual surcharge from $70 to $90. dollars for electric vehicles and
- of whether it's an electric or an internal combustion engine vehicle.
- Chair, Senator Lanier, as of today, if someone in New Mexico is registering their electric vehicle, they
- Surcharge on electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners in New Mexico.
- The fully electric vehicles will pay $70 starting next year in 2020.
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:58 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- and many more, if you have to go to another pre-K provider, that young child has to transition on a vehicle
- Chair, whether to pay for a roof over our head, food on the table, and a vehicle were very much at the
- And when I had to make a decision, it was a vehicle I could not afford a vehicle.
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill seeks to clarify the rules for the storage of electric vehicles in towing yards.
- We do, Fee for the proper storage of electric vehicles that have been involved in an accident.
- Specifically, electric vehicles with damaged, burned, or potentially damaged or burned batteries shall
- They must set an administrative fee for electric vehicles.
- And here's a headline that popped: "Electric car insurance in Florida is 66% higher than gas vehicles
Keywords:
electric vehicle, EV, battery fire, lithium-ion battery, towing, wrecker service, vehicle storage, submerged vehicle, saltwater damage, fire marshal, fire safety, tow yard, impound, storage fee, administration fee, local ordinance, county ordinance, municipal ordinance, insurance coverage, motor vehicle insurer
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.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation (7-15-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:40:10.560><c> vehicles</c><00:40:10.960><c> throughout</c><00:40:11.280><c> the</c> electric vehicles
- </c><00:48:06.400><c> So,</c> conversion to electric vehicles. So, conversion to electric vehicles.
- </c> than than the conversion to electric than than the conversion to electric vehicles.<00:50:39.040
- </c> one of those 50,000 with an electric one of those 50,000 with an electric vehicle.<00:51:09.920>
- vehicles in places a lot of our electric vehicles in places like<00:52:10.480><c> Louisville</c><00:
Keywords:
00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call
00:47 Approval of Minutes
01:07 Airport Projects
12:17 Riverport Projects
38:27 Electric Vehicle Charging Program
54:10 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met on July 15, 2025, approved the June 4 minutes, and heard updates on aviation and riverport funding programs. Commissioner Mark Carter of the Kentucky Department of Aviation reported on the $200,000 grants for general aviation airports included in House Bill 1, saying the money is being used mainly for hangar projects, fuel trucks, parking lot resurfacing, airport equipment, crew cars, and public education efforts. He said about 25 hangar-related projects were reported, with an estimated 60 T-hangars and four or five box hangars supported, and noted that the grants are often used to match federal funds. He also said the state’s jet fuel tax revenue generates about $23 million annually, up from about $19 million in 2021, and that most airports are now compliant with the ADS-B/VOR-related reporting system required in budget language, which has improved reported operations and may help airports qualify for FAA grants.
Members asked about the pace of airport projects, the limited number of contractors for hangar construction, and whether airports could finance hangars themselves. Carter said timing has generally been good, though federal projects have slowed somewhat and contractor capacity remains a challenge, and he said there is no statute preventing airports from financing part or all of a hangar project. Questions also focused on the long-term need for hangars and the effect of the jet fuel cap, with Carter saying general aviation airports still have significant hangar demand and rely on state assistance because hangars are a key revenue source.
Jeremy Edgeworth of the Transportation Cabinet and Brian Wright of the Kentucky Association of Riverports then reviewed riverport projects funded through House Bill 265 and House Bill 1. Edgeworth said the cabinet’s riverport grant program awarded $500,000 in each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for 13 projects under an 80/20 match, and that House Bill 1 provided $7.5 million per year for public riverports with no local match. He described completed or underway projects at multiple ports, including equipment replacements, dock and road repairs, material handling upgrades, mooring cell rehabilitation, and a waterline loop at Owensboro. He said $12.6 million of the KPRCM funds had been awarded across 20 projects, with about $2.4 million still to be awarded later in the fall.
Wright said the riverport investments are helping ports replace aging assets, expand capacity, and match federal dollars, but he also said the statewide capital need remains large, with the current list of top projects already in the $90 million range and longer-term needs still estimated at $60 million to $90 million. Members asked about timelines and future needs, and Edgeworth said many of the larger projects will take two to five years because of permitting and coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/04/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, members, House Bill 2367 excludes a golf cart and a neighborhood electric vehicle that is federally
- The bill also includes a neighborhood electric shuttle in the definition of a motor vehicle.
- The electric shuttle is included in the definition of a motor vehicle, and with that, I'm available for
- He's being charged vehicle licensing tax as if it's an electric vehicle, like a Tesla or something.
- Yeah, and I would be open to a fee, but not the same as what an owner of a full-size electric vehicle
Keywords:
lighting laws, construction equipment, farm equipment, vehicle safety, Arizona Revised Statutes, salvage vehicles, insurance claims, abandoned vehicles, salvage auction dealers, vehicle title, towing regulation, private towing carriers, vehicle impound, towing rates, preemption, law enforcement, neighborhood electric vehicles, alternative fuel, vehicle license tax, tax exemption
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We want to lower the cost of Minnesotans' electric bills while we pursue our clean energy goals, and
- </c><00:23:38.000><c> We</c> Minnesota Rural Electric Association.
- We Minnesota Rural Electric Association.
- For a co-op, for example, I’m a member of a rural electric co-op.
- Oh, well, they're vehicle bills, and so, you know, pensions.
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Then the other one was an adjustment to the electric vehicle surcharge in lieu of a regular registration
- I have driven electric vehicles (EVs) since 2012.
- My wife and I have driven electric vehicles for 12 years and 225,000 miles.
- are at least paying state sales tax on the electricity they're using to charge their vehicles.
- We also oppose the increase in the electric vehicle surcharge from $75 to $200.
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> revenues has not been due to electric revenues has not been due to electric vehicles,<00:03:40.560
- ><c> vehicles</c><00:12:09.440><c> is</c><00:12:09.680><c> fundamentally</c> electric vehicles is fundamentally
- We also oppose the increase in electric vehicle search charge from 75 to $200.
- We also oppose the increase in electric vehicle search charge from 75 to $200.
- We also oppose the increase in electric vehicle search charge from 75 to $200.
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/11/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- that</c><00:48:53.359><c> would</c> electric vehicle funding bill that would electric vehicle funding
- Um increase in the electric vehicle fee.
- Um, join others with the electric vehicle fee increase.
- </c><01:07:15.520><c> We</c> electric vehicle fee increase. We electric vehicle fee increase.
- </c><01:14:41.760><c> mix</c> electric vehicles are an important mix electric vehicles are an important
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Then on the vehicle side, no-fee transaction reimbursements for service providers on line 319, electric
- </c> service providers on line 319, electric service providers on line 319, electric vehicle<00:13:26.399
- Section 12 is a modification to the<00:32:28.399><c> electric</c><00:32:28.880><c> vehicle</c><00:32:
- 29.360><c> search</c><00:32:29.600><c> charge</c><00:32:30.480><c> and</c> the electric vehicle search
- charge and the electric vehicle search charge and this<00:32:31.039><c> includes</c><00:32:31.519><c
Bills:
HF2438
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- You've heard me speak on the need for more electricity, the need.
- With electric cars, AI, and data centers, our society has a greater need for electricity.
- They are 40% more efficient in distributing a load of electricity to a source.
- Congestion areas and they the electricity costs more.
- I understand that that is the temperature in which the heat can produce energy like electricity.
Keywords:
electric utilities, grid congestion, transmission technology, advanced power flow controllers, dynamic line rating, energy efficiency, rural water service, district organization, emergency legislation, Oklahoma, water management, state vehicles, state-owned vehicles, state-leased vehicles, motor vehicle use, commuting use, personal use, fleet management, Corporation Commission, field inspectors
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- The need, the, the, the, the, On the need for more electricity.
- The need with electric cars, with AI, with data centers, our society has a greater need for electricity
- Another reason on the need for more electricity.
- The need with electric cars, with AI, with data centers, our society has a greater need for electricity
- Another reason Electricity to a source.
Keywords:
electric utilities, grid congestion, transmission technology, advanced power flow controllers, dynamic line rating, energy efficiency, rural water service, district organization, emergency legislation, Oklahoma, water management, state vehicles, state-owned vehicles, state-leased vehicles, motor vehicle use, commuting use, personal use, fleet management, Corporation Commission, field inspectors
Summary:
The committee first considered the nomination of Russell Isaacs to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. Isaacs described his farming background and experience with cotton, corn, sorghum, and wheat, and said he regularly tests conservation technologies on his farm. Senators discussed his water-conservation experience and the value he could bring to the board. The nomination received 10 ayes and 0 nays and was advanced to the full Senate floor.
Members then took up House Bill 3183, dealing with smart transmission technology and electric grid efficiency. Senator Murdoch explained that the bill had been difficult to negotiate and that the enacting clause was stricken so work could continue on a committee substitute. He said the technology would allow existing transmission towers to carry lighter, more efficient lines, reduce wildfire risk, and potentially lower long-term rates by easing congestion. Senators asked about costs, who pays, and whether ratepayers or large load users would bear the burden; an amendment changed language from “customer funded” to “large load user funded.” The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill 7 ayes to 3 nays.
The committee also advanced several nominations and bills related to environmental and energy policy. Steve Mason was confirmed to the Environmental Quality Board by an 8-0 vote. House Bill 4316, which removes an old deadline that prevented nonprofit corporations from converting into water districts and accessing grant funding, passed 8-0. House Bill 4484, allowing discretionary use of state-owned or state-leased vehicles between employees’ homes and workplaces to save mileage costs, passed 9-0. House Bill 3464 created a statewide framework for energy storage and solar facilities; a motion to table an amendment failed, and the bill passed 10-0 after debate over landowner protections, decommissioning, fire safety, and dual-use agricultural concerns.
The committee then passed House Bill 3173, the Well-Repurposing Act, 10-0, to allow orphaned and abandoned wells to be repurposed for geothermal and energy storage uses, with discussion about surface-owner rights and possible tweaks to the geothermal temperature definition. House Bill 3469, a measure easing surety requirements for smaller producers by allowing a stair-stepped compliance schedule, passed 9-0. Finally, House Bill 3989 was amended for drafting corrections and then passed 9-0; it relates to the one-megawatt load standard and uses actual load over a two-year period rather than plate load. The chair ended the meeting by thanking members and staff and adjourning the committee.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Conservation Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:05 am
Senate Conservation
Transcript Highlights:
- It's just spinning and generating electricity.
- Once electricity is generated and it's sent to a battery for storage, it doesn't matter where the electricity
- Once electricity is generated and it's sent to a battery for storage, it doesn't matter where the electricity
- And so we have to provide backup electricity during nighttime hours.
- Electricity is the same.
Keywords:
nuclear energy, renewable energy, sustainability, carbon emissions, energy regulation, microgrid, zero carbon resources, Public Regulation Commission, energy generation, electric utilities, motor vehicle manufacturers, licensing, dealers, franchise agreements, consumer protection, water supply, sewage improvements, environment, funding, Mora County