Session Review: Transportation and Telecommunications
Updating procedures for drivers, expediting new road construction and merging two state agencies were among the transportation bills considered by the Legislature this session.
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New mowing restriction approved
A bill that helps encourage wildlife habitat growth and fight soil erosion was passed by the Legislature May 8.
Read moreMotor vehicle sales license requirement repealed
Lawmakers voted May 3 to repeal a requirement for motor vehicle salespersons to obtain a special license.
Read moreTransportation-related changes approved
A bill enabling car dealers to electronically provide titling and registration services was passed April 24.
Read moreAeronautics, Roads departments to merge
Lawmakers passed a bill April 24 that creates a unified state transportation department.
Read moreStreamlined road construction process approved
A bill that expedites road construction projects throughout the state was passed by lawmakers April 24.
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New mowing restriction advanced
A bill that would help encourage wildlife habitat growth and fight soil erosion got first-round approval from the Legislature April 20.
Read moreTransportation bill amended to include Native American license plates
Lawmakers amended and advanced a bill from select file April 11 that would enable car dealers to electronically provide titling and registration services.
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Elimination of motor vehicle sales license advances
Motor vehicle salespersons would no longer be required to obtain a special license under a bill advanced from general file April 5.
Read moreAeronautics, Roads Dept. merger amended, advanced
Lawmakers amended and advanced from select file April 3 a bill that would create a unified state transportation department.
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Anti-abortion license plates approved after cloture
Senators passed a bill April 3 that requires the state Department of Motor Vehicles to design and make available license plates with a “choose life” theme.
Read moreCar title and registration updates amended, advanced
A bill enabling car dealers to electronically provide titling and registration services was amended March 28 to include provisions of several transportation-related bills.
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Aeronautics, Roads Dept. merger advanced
A bill that would create a unified state transportation department advanced in the Legislature March 28.
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Streamlined road construction process advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 21 to a bill that would expedite road construction projects throughout the state.
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Attempt to repeal helmet law stalls
A cloture motion that would have forced a vote on the advancement of a bill to repeal the state’s motorcycle helmet requirement failed by one vote March 14.
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