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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 18th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • So there was a process before going to the storage to get your vehicle.
  • They should go ahead and show you to your vehicle. Yeah, absolutely, yes, ma'am. Thank you.
  • Representative Adams, urges and requests the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles
Bills: HCR96, SB431
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and took up Senate Bill 431 by Senator Foil. The bill, as amended in the House, would apply only to non-consensual private-property tows and require towing companies to have someone available on weekends to release vehicles within 90 minutes of a call if they want to charge storage fees for Saturday and Sunday. Senator Foil said the measure was intended to help vehicle owners retrieve cars and belongings sooner, while not forcing companies to stay open; Lieutenant John Nelson of Louisiana State Police explained that payment would still occur at the yard and that the bill did not change the fee structure. Amy Seals of Riverside Towing opposed the bill, citing safety concerns, burdens on office staff, and fairness issues because it would not cover police-initiated tows; she suggested limiting weekend release hours to daytime. Despite her concerns, the committee moved SB 431 favorably without objection. The committee then considered House Concurrent Resolution 96 by Representative Adams, which urges the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, to provide educational materials on proper roundabout use. Adams said the resolution was meant to help drivers in smaller parishes and elsewhere who struggle with roundabouts. Several members supported the idea, noting confusion about roundabout navigation in their areas, and one member asked whether driver education already covers the topic. The resolution was moved favorably without objection. Before adjourning, the chair recognized a new DOTD staff member and a visitor from the Florida Women’s Republican group. Representative Spells then moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.
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
  • We had submerged vehicles down there, stuck in garages.
  • Now you're talking about a million two vehicles, right? Significantly more gas fire vehicles.
  • They must set an administrative fee for electric vehicles.
Bills: S0260, S1220, S1352, S1362, S1370
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.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lastly, it allows the dealer to request a salvage or non-repairable vehicle certificate once the vehicle
  • before the dealer acquired this vehicle with that I'm happy to answer facility that held the vehicle
  • , the vehicle flips, the person comes out of the vehicle, and I, as a civilian, go and try to help.
  • qualified as a low-speed vehicle from the definition of motor vehicle.
  • He's being charged vehicle licensing tax as if it's an electric vehicle, like a Tesla or something.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS DEFER, TRS Public Hearings 02-12-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • to qualify to drive category 3 vehicles to qualify to drive commercially<00:19:21.600> in<00:
  • I think they would like the larger vehicle.
  • I think they would like the larger vehicle.
  • <00:43:05.280> the vehicle. So there's two vehicles. the vehicle.
  • State taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel for the motor vehicles.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 2699, which would create a youth transit program within DOT and a special fund tied to the environmental response/energy/food security tax fund. The chair described support from several agencies but also noted Attorney General concerns about whether the special fund met statutory criteria, DOE comments requesting a July 1, 2026 effective date, and broader funding concerns because the bill would draw from general fund resources. The chair recommended deferral, saying the measure involved significant long-term costs and needed more work on a funding mechanism. The committee deferred the bill. The committee then heard SB 3182, relating to administrative license revocation procedures. HDOT supported the measure, while the Judiciary opposed the bill as written, citing operational, staffing, fiscal, and mailing burdens from requiring ADLRO to mail all case documents to every respondent within five days. Judiciary said it handles about 3,000 to 4,000 DUI cases annually and would need additional staff and certified-mail costs. Prosecutors from the state and county supported a proposed SD1 version, saying it would address backlog concerns and help DUI enforcement by creating a presumption of revocation. The committee ultimately recommended support and passage of SD1. The committee also heard SB 3313 on interisland air service stability and transformation. The Attorney General warned the bill could be preempted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act and raised constitutional concerns about a local-hire provision. DOTAX said the program would be complicated to administer and suggested third-party certification. No action was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard SB 3337, which would eliminate state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel for motor vehicles; HDOT opposed it, while DOTAX provided comments and the Hawaii Transportation Association supported it. The transcript then moved to SB 2896, lowering the minimum age for commercial driving from 19 to 18. HDOT supported the bill, the Hawaii Transportation Association strongly supported it and suggested added training requirements, and an Operating Engineers representative supported the concept but urged that young drivers be tied to apprenticeship or other structured training programs. No vote was shown in the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard SB 2400, which would exempt wing-in-ground craft from the Hawaii Waters Act and define those craft in law. The PUC supported the bill’s intent, and Regent Craft testified in strong support, describing sea gliders as all-electric vessels that could improve interisland access, resiliency, and decarbonization while using existing harbor infrastructure. HTDC and several other groups also supported the measure. Members asked about infrastructure, ports, weather operations, and Coast Guard jurisdiction, and the witness said operators would decide harbor locations and that the company had identified multiple possible ports. No final committee action was included in the excerpt.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • But I still have that to this day of me flying out of my vehicle, out of that vehicle with my sister.
  • They are a vehicle.
  • I'm the owner of Arizona Impound.
  • They would come pick the vehicle up and pay the charges and redeem the vehicle.
  • it's police, whether it's private impound, whatever it is, any vehicle that we take to our storage facility
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Feb 10th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The daily rate was set for any vehicle, and it varies from community to community.
  • I know there are outdoor, indoor, heavy vehicle, you know, versus, for lack of a better word, small vehicle—my
  • And electric vehicles cannot be routinely stored like other vehicles and must continue to be addressed
  • In doing so, Staff in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer's procedures.
  • , and that limits their ability to store other vehicles.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a wide range of bills focused on water safety, utilities, housing, transparency, and claims relief. CS/SB 848 on stormwater treatment was presented as a follow-up to prior water-quality legislation and reported favorably with one support waiver. SB 28, a claims bill for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland, was also reported favorably. CS/SB 658, a bipartisan child-drowning prevention bill for rental properties, drew extensive testimony from child advocacy and drowning-prevention groups in strong support; amendments required rental license applicants to certify compliance and removed local-government add-on authority, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 18, a claims bill involving the estate of a deceased minor and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, prompted questions about settlement and responsibility but was ultimately reported favorably despite opposition from a waiver form. Several utility and infrastructure measures were considered. CS/SB 1724 would regulate municipal utility service outside city limits, limit revenue transfers, require public meetings, and cap rate differences; an amendment added gas utilities, and the bill was reported favorably after testimony from municipal utility representatives and small-county advocates. CS/SB 1014 would require municipal utilities to extend water and wastewater service to certain nearby residential properties without conditioning service on annexation; an amendment narrowed the bill to residential uses and clarified capacity and grandfathering provisions, and it passed favorably. CS/SB 1102 would allow local infrastructure surtax revenue to fund body camera programs, with an amendment making the surtax authorization prospective and requiring a new referendum; it was reported favorably. CS/SB 260 on electric-vehicle storage in towing yards was amended to focus on storage only and to tie the higher fee to the period before fire-risk inspection, then reported favorably after testimony from insurers, fire officials, and EV industry representatives. The committee also advanced education, housing, and ethics-related bills. SB 1264 would ease zoning and code barriers for small private schools and micro-schools, with supporters arguing it would expand school choice and opponents raising implementation concerns; it was reported favorably. SB 934 on Florida Keys areas of critical state concern was amended to remove a tax-exemption section that conflicted with the Live Local Act, then reported favorably. SB 1622 would provide a one-time waiver of late financial-disclosure fines under specified conditions and was reported favorably. Finally, CS/SB 1566 on local government spending and transparency required online posting of budgets and related materials, and an amendment added utility revenue reinvestment and other changes while removing DEI spending restrictions; the bill drew support for transparency but concern from small cities and counties about cost and workload, and it was reported favorably. The meeting ended with adjournment after senators recorded votes on selected bills.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS-EIG, TRS Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 2081 relating to motor vehicles.
  • regulate the design of vehicles regulate the design of vehicles to<01:06:02.240> uh<01:06
  • of vehicles it would focus on.
  • of new and used zero-emission vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
  • , ...about the tax on gasoline car vehicles, which would be used to subsidize electric vehicles.
Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 2356, relating to parking, drew support from the Office of Planning, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Appleseed Center, Realtors, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. Members discussed the bill in the context of the planned stadium-area mixed-use development, with questions about whether parking would be built in structures rather than as large surface lots. Senators expressed support and noted the measure’s broader housing and parking-reduction goals, but no vote was taken during the hearing. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2699, which would create a fare-free youth transit program, a special fund, annual evaluations, and appropriations tied to the environmental, energy, and food security tax. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about whether the special fund met statutory requirements. The Department of Education and Department of Health supported the bill, as did the City and County of Honolulu DOT, Appleseed Center, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Hawaii Bicycling League, Our Children’s Trust, and numerous youth testifiers. Supporters emphasized reduced family transportation costs, better school attendance, improved health and mobility, and environmental benefits. One senator raised emergency-planning concerns about how children using free transit would be handled during events like tsunamis; DOT and DOE responded that emergency procedures are being developed. The chair said the committee would work on language changes, including a delayed effective date to July 2027, and defer decision-making until the 12th. The final measure discussed was SB 2470, which would require leading pedestrian intervals, accessible pedestrian signals, and other safety improvements at state-controlled intersections, and create a process for community requests for accessible pedestrian signals. Appleseed Center, the Hawaii Association of the Blind, and the Disability Rights Center supported the bill, citing pedestrian safety, reduced collisions, and the need for audible cues for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Testifiers urged a phased-in approach that prioritizes high-traffic intersections. The hearing ended with the bill still under consideration and no final vote announced.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • vehicle plates.
  • event, and they didn't get the vehicle. event, and they didn't get the vehicle.
  • <00:34:25.000> being requirement is for new vehicles being requirement is for new vehicles
  • Vehicles, you'd have smaller vehicles.
  • $80,000 in your own vehicle. $80,000 in your own vehicle.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation May 19th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And vehicle sales laws. uh, Mr.
  • TADA and Texas Department of Motor Vehicles have been working with Mr.
  • This is Senator Westfield working with the Texas Department of Motorized Vehicles to require that a vehicle
  • , trailer, or semi-trailer have a vehicle inspection number.
  • This bonded title process can enable title fraud, disputes, or the sale of stolen vehicles.
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.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Transportation and Energy Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Transportation and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • require any upgrades to the state or local transportation network to accommodate the autonomous vehicles
  • driving systems with autonomous vehicles driving systems with autonomous vehicles on<00:14:04.800
  • <00:14:28.000> The<00:14:28.320> second the autonomous vehicles.
  • The second the autonomous vehicles.
  • from being operated overweight vehicles from being operated by<00:14:36.320> an<00:14:36.959>
Bills: SB205, SB222, SB205, SB222
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 2nd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • A vehicle trailer, vehicle trailer, or semi-trailer cannot be positively identified.
  • The bill also states that automated vehicles that are commercial motor vehicles will be subject to enforcement
  • So those who are operating the vehicles become the ones who are liable for a malfunction of the vehicle
  • If we stack Florida's commercial vehicle fatalities on top of California's commercial vehicle fatalities
  • And on an autonomous vehicle, you have the manufacturer of the vehicle and the technology.
Summary: The committee meeting focused on two primary bills, SB1598 and SB1493. SB1598, introduced by Senator Hagen Booth, addresses the clarity of collision report information access for law enforcement, aiming to enhance the tools available to police agencies across Texas for solving crimes. The meeting featured strong support from police representatives, including Sheriff Brian Hawthorne of Chambers County, who emphasized the significance of the CARFAX program for police in facilitating access to vital vehicle information, free of charge. Public testimony reflected a consensus on the necessity of the bill for improved investigatory processes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So those who are operating the vehicles become the ones who are liable for a malfunction of the vehicle
  • As well as modernizing our approach to L4 vehicles.
  • If we stack Florida's commercial vehicle fatalities on top of California's commercial vehicle fatalities
  • On an autonomous vehicle, you have the manufacturer of the vehicle...
  • On an autonomous vehicle, you have the manufacturer of the vehicle and the technology, then you have
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard and advanced a wide range of transportation-related bills. Early in the meeting, SB 1598 by Senator Hagenbuch was heard on allowing collision report information to be used and shared more clearly for law enforcement investigations, including through records-management partners and nonconfidential VIN data; the bill drew support from the Sheriff’s Association and Carfax for Police and was left pending before later being reported favorably. SB 1493 by Senator Parker, which would codify DPS’s position on flashing/pulsing stop lamps as compliant with federal standards, also received supportive testimony and was reported favorably. SB 1895 by Senator Perry would designate Loop 88 in Lubbock as a First Responders Memorial Loop and was reported favorably, and SB 1919 and SB 2243 by Senator West, dealing with TxDOT liability claim settlements and TxDMV authority to require VIN inspections for certain trailers, were likewise heard without opposition and later reported favorably. SB 2039, concerning right-of-way and traffic rules for sidewalk users such as bicycles, e-bikes, skateboards, and scooters, was heard and left pending before being reported favorably later in the meeting. SB 2226 by Senator Nichols, reducing the local match requirement for aviation grants in economically disadvantaged counties from 10% to 5%, was discussed with TxDOT testimony explaining how federal and state airport funding interact; it was reported favorably. SB 2499 by Senator Flores, involving memorial markers and an account for donations, and SB 1394 by Senator Hall, concerning concrete truck axle rules, were also reported favorably. The committee recessed after handling the pending items and leaving some additional matters for a later hearing. A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 2425 by Senator Nichols, a comprehensive bill on commercial autonomous vehicles. The author said the bill was developed through extensive stakeholder meetings with industry, agencies, insurers, and lawyers, and it would require AV companies to provide information to TxDMV, submit first-responder interaction plans to DPS, and allow DPS and DMV to suspend or revoke operations in certain circumstances. The committee substitute also updated definitions, addressed Level 3 systems, clarified commercial use and fleet penalties, and created an expedited process for reinstating operating authority after disputes. Supporters included the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Tesla, GM Cruise, Bot Auto, and the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association, who said the bill balances innovation and safety and helps Texas remain a leader in AV deployment. One witness opposed the bill, arguing that it would improperly shield manufacturers from liability, but committee members and the industry witnesses said liability would continue to be governed by state law and that the bill was intended to clarify, not eliminate, responsibility. After debate, the committee adopted the substitute and reported SB 2425 favorably on a 6-0 vote. Throughout the hearing, members asked questions about practical effects and funding. On SB 2226, TxDOT’s aviation director explained that some airports already receive federal and state support and that the bill would mainly help state-only airports in disadvantaged counties that struggle to meet local match requirements. On SB 2425, members asked about reliability metrics, commercialization, and liability; industry witnesses said the technology is still being refined but that Texas’s framework has attracted investment and could improve road safety over time. Several bills were recommended to the local and uncontested calendar after favorable votes, and the committee also agreed to keep motions in writing open briefly for members who were absent, so long as doing so would not change any bill outcomes.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 17, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • vehicle and an electric powered vehicle?
  • vehicle and an electric powered vehicle?
  • Representative Yin replied that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are different than all-electric vehicles
  • > hybrid<00:25:09.600> vehicles<00:25:10.040> to including plug-in hybrid vehicles
  • uh electric vehicle but uh electric vehicle but uh No.
Bills: SF0095, SF0107, SF0112
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • allterrain Vehicles allterrain Vehicles ATVs<00:03:41.319> uh<00:03:41.439> on<00:
  • Motor Vehicle Safety standards. faster moving Vehicles is not consistent faster moving Vehicles is not
  • from a police officer in a motor vehicle from a police officer in a motor vehicle that<00:15:31.639
  • as we renew our tabs on our vehicles, we face challenges in getting these tabs onto the right vehicles
  • <00:47:15.319> uh having proper tabs in our vehicles uh having proper tabs in our vehicles
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • The exemption for admission fees applies to all passengers in the same personal vehicle as the veteran
  • a motor vehicle from private property by private towing carriers, and instead requires cities, towns
  • The bill requires a private towing carrier to release an impounded motor vehicle to the vehicle owner
  • It would require the towing company to take photographic evidence of the vehicle prior to tow.
  • The bill adds blood transport vehicles to the list of vehicles that may use the HOV lane during restricted