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• State Highway 4 from SH 48 to Boca Chica Beach is a vital connection for South Texas.
• I will go ahead and state, state your name. Yes, to. My name is Charles Park. Who do you represent?
• Uh, he had his first bill in this committee that is relating to the notice requirements on state highway
• It makes a ship channel fund a separate account, um, improvement fund, uh, separate from the state highway
• than our interstate highways.

Bills: HCR 114, HB 137, HB 283, HB 1398, HB 1960, HB 2153, HB 2431, HB 2638, HB 2699, HB 2999, HB 3208, HB 3389, HB 3413, HB 3510, HB 3642, HB 3859, HB 3974, HB 3986, HB 4142, HB 4173, HB 4174, HB 4542, HB 4605, HB 4663, HB 4731, HB 5064, HB 5216, HB 5218, HB 5332, HB 5453, HB 5577

Keywords: memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority, highway routes, healthcare, insurance, mental health, treatment access, state funding, transportation, axle weight, aggregates, regulations, Texas law

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• In Walker County, commercial vehicles are diverting onto State Highway 75 to avoid the DPS weigh station
• Near schools and businesses that are located along Highway 75, this portion of Highway 75 is a two-lane
• State Highway 4 from SH-48 to Ocachica Beach is a vital connection for South Texas.
• Highway projects.
• Improvement fund separate from the State Highway Fund instead of general revenue. Thank you.

Bills: HB137, HB283, HCR114, HB137, HB283, HB1398, HB1960, HB2153, HB2431, HB2638, HB2699, HB2999, HB3208, HB3389, HB3413, HB3510, HB3642, HB3859, HB3974, HB3986, HB4142, HB4173, HB4174, HB4542, HB4605, HB4663, HB4731, HB5064, HB5216, HB5218, HB5332, HB5453, HB5577

Keywords: state budget, fiscal biennium, budget repeal, financial management, state funding, Medicaid, healthcare access, Affordable Care Act, federal funding, low-income individuals, insurance coverage, memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority

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• For House Bill 5577, designating State Highway 315 as the Hamby Webb Memorial Highway.
• Caleb Hanby and Gabriel Hanby were killed on State Highway 315 on December 11, 2021. The vehicle...
• This crash reminds us of the dangers we face on our state highways.
• Naming a portion of State Highway 345, a highway that runs right through the heart of the city of San
• Detectives engaged in the pursuit on North Sam Houston Boulevard, also known as State Highway 345.

Bills: HCR114, HB137, HB283, HB1398, HB1960, HB2153, HB2431, HB2638, HB2699, HB2999, HB3208, HB3389, HB3413, HB3510, HB3642, HB3859, HB3974, HB3986, HB4142, HB4173, HB4174, HB4542, HB4605, HB4663, HB4731, HB5064, HB5216, HB5218, HB5332, HB5453, HB5577, HB137, HB283

Keywords: memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority, highway routes, healthcare, insurance, mental health, treatment access, state funding, transportation, axle weight, aggregates, regulations, Texas law

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• 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

Keywords: North Dakota highway system, state roads, road mileage cap, transportation code, Department of Transportation, DOT, highway mileage limit, road classification, county roads, township roads, state highway network, Century Code section 24-01-01.2, infrastructure, public roads, transportation policy, 908, all

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.

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• HB2026 renames a portion of State Highway 25 between Archer City and Winslow. It renames the U.S.
• Specifically, it renames State Highway 25 from mile markers 2025 to. 2034 from East Archer City to West
• It also corrects the naming of State Highway 365 to its actual name of State Highway 365.
• in a multi-vehicle crash at State Highway 315 and County Road 106 in Panola County, leaving behind wives
• There's a... this bill designates a portion of State Highway 6 in Brazos County between College Station

Bills: HB2026, HB2427, HB2455, HB2560, HB3510, HB3966, HB3986, HB4429, HB5436, SB3062

Keywords: memorial highway, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Archer County, highway designation, vehicle weight, ports of entry, Texas Transportation Code, truck regulations, load limits, Adopt-a-County Road, funding, road maintenance, county partnership, public recognition, memorial designation, highway, Sergeant Mark Butler, transportation, Brazos County

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• And there's a city street called Melrose Street, and it intersects with State Highway 5 and State Highway
• <00:09:54.720> Highway with State Highway 5 and State Highway with State Highway 5 and State
• country roads, not state highways. country roads, not state highways.
• that any state highway will expectation that any state highway will not<00:59:25.040> have<00
• state highways are in Dakota County. state highways are in Dakota County.

Bills: HF1569, HF460, HF850, HF707, HF798, HF852, HF366, HF365, HF836, HF866, HF885, HF959, HF1196, HF1788, HF1349, HF2272, HF2652, HF1251, HF607

Keywords: transportation, bond issuance, capital investment, infrastructure, road improvements, HF460, Sibley County, Highway 21, County State-Aid Highway, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, transportation grant, infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, stormwater, public works, local infrastructure

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• state and pass House File 3169.
• million for non-metro highway districts. million for non-metro highway districts.
• Deputies have always been state.
• I believe, again, as was stated, the language came from admin, from the State Patrol.
• I believe, again, as was stated, the language came from admin, from the State Patrol.

Bills: HF3169, HF3749, HF2605, HF3541, HF4102, HF3513, HF268

Keywords: suicide prevention, transportation, mental health, bridge safety, data collection, state law, bridge inspection, active transportation, truck parking, public safety, vehicle registration, fee structure, full-service providers, Capitol security, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, Minnesota State Patrol, State Patrol compensation, trooper salary

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• And we have many miles in our interstate and also in our state roads and state highway roads, and then
• Chair, same question to you again So, this is all going to be state and U.S. highways, right, Mr.
• , leveraging bonding for state highways.
• , as in conjunction with this bonding package for the state highways.
• highway, a state managed highway, would those funds be able to be used for that project?

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

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• We have many miles in our interstate and also in our state roads, state highway roads, and then it goes
• This is all going to be state and U.S. highways, right? Mr.
• state highways.
• That are critical across the state in conjunction with this bonding package for the state highways.
• a state-managed highway.

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

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• Of the state general fund for ECCD.
• I just think it's important that we reflect our state.
• What was the additional cost to that to the state? Mr.
• How much that would have cost the state? Mr.
• We see it as an economic advantage for the state.

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

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• Highway 48.
• To honor his life and legacy, House Bill 2523 seeks to rename a portion of State Highway 48 in Cameron
• House Bill 767 would... ...designate the section of Texas State Highway 249 in Montgomery County as the
• Highway.
• In honor of his service, House Bill 1708 seeks to designate... ...a 23.2-mile section of State Highway

Bills: HB767, HB1708, HB2143, HB2198, HB2415, HB2457, HB2763, SB876, SB1230, SB2515, SB2688, SB2790, SB2799, HB3012, HB1672, HB2523, HB3135

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, memorial highway, Kevin Ramirez Vasquez, Ector County, state designation, memorial designation, highway, military honors, veteran commemoration, Officer Jacob Candanoza, Transportation Code, state highway, Kaufman County, law enforcement, Travis County, Senior Police Officer

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• I know lives are lost on many highways all over our state, but the traffic counts on this road to our
• Highway 64 has been a headlight highway for over 30 years.
• We would like to avoid being one of the most dangerous highways in the state or in the country, if possible
• As everybody has stated, over 5 million people come to the Grand Canyon via Highway 64.
• Trump Highway.

Bills: SB1063, SB1118, SB1153, SB1154, SB1209, SCM1001

Keywords: appropriation, transportation, safety improvements, Route 70, infrastructure, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, special license plate, special plate, license plate, vanity plate

Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard and advanced six measures. SB 1118, as amended, appropriates $3 million to the Department of Health Services for grants to rural hospitals to install radiation protection systems in cardiac catheterization rooms; testimony focused on protecting health care workers from ionizing radiation, with the amendment narrowing the bill from an unspecified appropriation to a specific amount and room type. The committee also approved SB 1154, a $500,000 General Fund appropriation for an ADOT traffic and safety study on SR 64 between Williams and the Grand Canyon, after testimony from local officials, law enforcement, and fire personnel describing heavy tourism traffic, crashes, and fatalities. SB 1063, which appropriates $10.4 million for safety improvements on U.S. Route 70, also received a do-pass recommendation after testimony from the San Carlos Apache Tribe, sheriffs, and tribal law enforcement describing a high number of fatalities and dangerous roadway conditions. The committee then passed SB 1153, which creates a Grand Canyon National Park specialty license plate and fund; the Grand Canyon Conservancy testified that proceeds would support park conservation, research, education, and preservation work. SCM 1001, as amended, urging the renaming of State Route 260 as the Donald J. Trump Highway, was approved after a contentious debate over the symbolism of the memorial. Finally, SB 1209, which exempts people without a residence address or whose address is a homeless shelter from non-operating ID license fees and extends the validity period for those IDs, received a do-pass recommendation after testimony from homeless services providers that IDs are essential for housing, employment, and access to services. Votes were 10-0 for SB 1118, 6-4 for SB 1154, 6-4 for SB 1063, 10-0 for SB 1153, 6-4 for SCM 1001, and 9-0 with one not voting for SB 1209.

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• Brooklyn Center is crisscrossed by state highways: I-94, 252, 100, and I-694, all running through our
• <00:47:01.760> highway<00:47:02.200> Projects requirements for state highway Projects
• requirements for state highway Projects Brooklyn<00:47:03.520> Center<00:47:03.800> is
• is crisscrossed by state Brooklyn Center is crisscrossed by state highways<00:47:05.680> Highway<
• > to State Highway construction projects to State Highway construction projects to pay<01:03:36.760

Bills: HF192, HF268, HF1214, HF494

Keywords: Minnesota income tax, dependent exemption, personal income tax, tax relief, family tax relief, children, dependents, tax deduction, tax exemption, state revenue, inflation indexing, tax year 2025, taxable income, household tax policy, family tax credit, HF268, Joshua Schmidt Memorial Highway, memorial highway, highway naming, road designation

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• If you had an imminent domain issue or just an easement that was provided for a state road or other state
• if it was a state highway.
• highway system.
• Current law states that it's illegal to drive a tractor-trailer combination longer than 57 feet.
• highway that has a bridge that's not safe when you're carrying such a load.

Bills: SB42, HB323

Keywords: abandoned roads, land ownership, government regulations, property rights, transportation, electric utility, oversize vehicles, transport permits, state highway system, 1136, house, all

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• in the state of Minnesota and all over. in the state of Minnesota and all over.
• We have a lot of money in the state. We have a lot of money in the state.
• um uh the state capital and um state um uh the state capital and um state patrol<01:02:34.079>
• We talked to state agencies.
• We talked to state agencies.

Bills: HF3418, HF3739, HF3791, HF3356, HF3695, HF3430

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

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 25, 2026, and the chair noted the absence of Representative Katie Jones due to the birth of her baby. The chair also acknowledged that the committee would be discussing difficult topics related to the June 14 killing of Mark and Melissa Hortman and Gilbert. The main business began with House File 3418, which Chair Tabke moved for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill, and the committee adopted the A1 author’s amendment. The bill was described as a pedestrian safety measure prompted by a fatal Moorhead crash involving a young boy; it would create an opt-in program for communities to use pre-made traffic safety templates, with the state covering 80% of project costs to speed implementation of measures like lane narrowing, rumble strips, and bollards. A Moorhead testifier said the city could have acted faster with such funding, and members generally supported the goal while raising concerns about overlap with existing Safe Routes to School and active transportation programs, the bill’s fiscal note, and how communities would be selected. MDOT testified that it already supports similar community demonstration projects and has funded about 30 such projects since 2019. HF 3418 was laid over. The committee then took up House File 3739, a memorial highway bill for Mark and Melissa Hortman. An A1 amendment to shift funding away from trunk highway funds and toward legislative budgets was moved but not adopted after members argued memorial signage should continue to be paid for with private funds, as in prior memorial highway designations. The bill author explained the memorial was intended to honor Melissa Hortman’s service and connection to Highway 610, and members discussed the length of the proposed memorial stretch and whether it should be narrowed to the area she represented. Several members supported the tribute but expressed concern about using public funds and about setting a precedent for future memorial highways. The committee indicated the bill would move on to Ways and Means with other issues still to be worked out.

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• In the legislature, it's our privilege to be able to name highways.
• It renames a portion of State Highway 25 between Archer City and Wynthorpe as the U.S.
• and our state.
• In Texas, we are blessed with beautiful public lands in every region of the state, including state parks
• , historical sites, and state natural areas.

Bills: HCR92, HB 114, HB561, HB 1171, HB1894, HB2026, HB2143, HB2337, HB2564, HB114

Keywords: Tuskegee Airmen, commemoration, African American history, civil rights, military recognition, veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, defense, grants, local government, economic support, community development, health and wellness, outdoor recreation, state land use

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• And how much do you know how much we as a state put into energy assistance, weatherization stuff?
• <00:19:57.919> put<00:19:58.160> into you know how much we as a state put into you
• can continue going out from our state can continue going out from our state stuff.<00:20:46.880>
• So, what's the response that state.
• That's a good thing for our state, for our nation, and for our planet.

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

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• An example of this is the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund.
• Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light is an organization that stretches across the state.
• I should point out that there are only 123 refineries in the entire United States.
• I'm the State Policy Director with Health Professionals for Healthy Climate.
• and it's a regional asset that serves the state of Minnesota.

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

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• An example of this is the highway user tax distribution fund.
• increase would not grow the highway increase would not grow the highway trust<00:08:20.720> fund
• , and it's a regional asset that serves the state of Minnesota.
• , and it's a regional asset that serves the state of Minnesota.
• Of course serves the state of Minnesota.

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

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• Highway Investment Plan through the public process required under state statute.
• We have the second-largest county state aid highway system in the state of Minnesota.
• > state<00:31:55.760> of aid highway system in the state of aid highway system in the state
• 8 and our County State Aid Highway 21 in the city of Schaefer.
• is funded across the state for everyone. is funded across the state for everyone.

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