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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.
  • I had to go somewhere first and then go to the storage. Upon arrival, you pay the gate fee.
  • What's the daily storage rate approved by the PSC? It's $34.50 right now.
  • Again, if the company doesn't want to do this, they just forfeit the storage fee.
  • Again, if the company doesn't want to do this, they just forfeit the storage fee.
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:
  • Senator Burgess, you're recognized to present your bill: removal, storage, and cleanup of electric vehicles
  • 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.
  • 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
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.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 5th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Relative to the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission law, to provide for a private right of action for
  • This is kind of an update, a self-storage facility act to make storage unit rental and lien enforcement
  • Griffin identified herself as representing the Louisiana Self-Storage Association.
  • , and Catherine Smith in support with the self-storage association.
  • Vigras: I didn't get past the storage with the fire department and police department.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/20/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • committee to move it out into Ways and Means so that we have a bill parked there that could be a vehicle
  • c><01:21:45.719> a bill parked there that a could be a bill parked there that a could be a vehicle
  • But the bill you have in front of you, I'm asking this committee to move out, is a vehicle bill and it's
  • Representative Kisha said, "But the bill you have in front of you, I'm asking this committee to move out, is a vehicle
  • We like to put vehicle bills in different places, and thank you for putting it in Ways and Means.
Bills: HF56, HF780
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.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs May 7th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a motor vehicle stop, so the data that you've received about this is...
  • under those circumstances, increasing the risk of other vehicles on the road.
  • They're going to take away marked vehicles from fire marshals.
  • We have state vehicles that have lights and sirens. They're well armed.
  • We hadn't identified him, but we knew the vehicle and we found the vehicle."
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Feb 10th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now we will move to tab 3, CS for SB 260 on removal, storage, and cleanup of electric vehicles by Senator
  • This bill seeks to clarify the rules for storage of an electric vehicle in towing yards.
  • The purpose is to ensure that we are only discussing the storage of electric vehicles and nothing else
  • In an environment such as storage facilities, these risks only compound, and electric vehicles cannot
  • And electric vehicles cannot be routinely stored like other vehicles and must continue to be addressed
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.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • the vehicle.
  • license plate on the vehicle.
  • So for my dealership in Weatherford, Texas, we sell 2,500 new vehicles a year.
  • I'd have to store 625 metal tags just for new vehicles.
  • Further, given the volume of plates that we're Removing for vehicles statewide.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED Apr 23rd, 2026 at 09:30 am

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, House Bill 4484 is legislation that allows for the use of state-owned and state-leased vehicles
  • Then, for the state having to pay the mileage on us, we could just use the state car and state-owned vehicle
  • House Bill 3464 creates a statewide framework for regulating the energy storage devices, solar...
  • are currently on the orphaned and abandoned list to be used or repurposed for geothermal and energy storage
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED Apr 23rd, 2026

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, House Bill 4484 is legislation that allows for the use of state-owned and state-leased vehicles
  • So we could just use the state car and state-owned vehicle and save that mileage there.
  • House Bill 3464 creates a statewide framework for regulating energy storage devices and solar energy
  • are currently on the orphaned and abandoned list to be used or repurposed for geothermal and energy storage
  • These activities are already allowed... ...for geothermal and energy storage.
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.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 25th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, Oklahoma statute Title 47, the motor vehicles Title, does not include specific language authorizing
  • Senate Bill 1326 updates and modernizes Oklahoma's Self Storage Facilities Lean Act.
  • It improves consistency with surrounding state self storage laws and modernizes the statute without expanding
  • ensure that the family has proper notification if their family member were in a contract on a rental storage
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.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 12th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • They want to be able to use their vehicle.
  • Senate Bill 1326 is the Self Storage Modernization Act.
  • state's self storage laws.
  • This will allow self storage rental agreements to be delivered and accepted electronically.
  • It also establishes clear authority to tow vehicles and other things.
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.