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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit additional uses of certain dedicated general revenue transferred each fiscal year to the state highway fund. [SJR-33]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit additional uses of certain dedicated general revenue transferred each fiscal year to the state highway fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Borris Miles
Read First Time on 02/07/2025
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Relating to use of compost in landscaping, capital construction, and road maintenance projects by the Texas Department of Transportation. [SB-736]
Relating to use of compost in landscaping, capital construction, and road maintenance projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jose Menendez
Read First Time on 02/07/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the prohibition of lane restrictions on a portion of Interstate Highway 635. [SB-720]
Relating to the prohibition of lane restrictions on a portion of Interstate Highway 635.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Hall
Read First Time on 02/07/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to an owner's or lessee's access to private property located within a Texas Department of Transportation highway right-of-way. [HB-1722]
Relating to an owner's or lessee's access to private property located within a Texas Department of Transportation highway right-of-way.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carl Tepper
Read First Time on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) [HB-1]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop or identify and implement a training program for transportation sector employees on the identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking victims; requiring transportation sector employers to certify by January 1, 2027, and each year thereafter that certain employees have completed the training program; requiring new employees to receive training within 90 days of hiring; removing civil and criminal liability for reporting of suspected trafficking; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles - Operation at Intersections [HB-7]
Authorizing a person operating a bicycle that is approaching a stop sign at an intersection on a highway with two or fewer lanes for moving traffic to cautiously make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping if the person reduces the speed of the bicycle to a reasonable rate and yields the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or any approaching vehicle on another highway that is near enough to the intersection to pose an immediate danger
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports [SB-149]
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for State efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to support efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Floor Amendment {363026/1 (senator Hester) Adopted on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2025 [HB-128]
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for State efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to support efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
First Reading Economic Matters And Environment And Transportation on 01/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bus Obstruction Monitoring Systems and Bus Stop Zones [HB-206]
Replacing references to a bus lane monitoring system with references to a bus obstruction monitoring system; prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bus stop zone; and clarifying that a person may not stop a vehicle in a dedicated bus lane, subject to certain exceptions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products [SB-203]
Creating an exception for vehicles carrying fluid milk products to the prohibition against driving a vehicle subject to an exceptional hauling permit on the interstate highway system; altering certain weight limits and tolerances under an exceptional hauling permit; altering the preventive maintenance documents that an individual operating under an exceptional hauling permit must possess; and altering certain record-keeping requirements and the application of certain administrative penalties under an exceptional hauling permit.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Referred Environment And Transportation on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2025) [SB-198]
Altering the required elements of the Consolidated Transportation Program and Maryland Transportation Plan; requiring a certain advisory committee to advise the Department of Transportation on the Maryland Transportation Plan; requiring the Department to develop a certain project-based scoring system and solicit requests from certain entities for major surface transportation projects; requiring the Department to evaluate and score certain major surface transportation projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/29 At 10:30 A.m. on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation – Consolidated Transportation Program – Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2025) [HB-20]
Altering the required elements of the Consolidated Transportation Program and Maryland Transportation Plan; requiring a certain advisory committee to advise the Department of Transportation on the Maryland Transportation Plan; requiring the Department to develop a certain project-based scoring system and solicit requests from certain entities for major surface transportation projects; requiring the Department to evaluate and score certain major surface transportation projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Wicomico County - Vehicle Laws - Prohibition on Roadway Solicitations [SB-101]
Prohibiting a person in Wicomico County from standing in a roadway, median divider, or intersection to solicit money or donations of any kind from the occupant of a vehicle.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Referred Environment And Transportation on 02/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products [HB-225]
Creating an exception for vehicles carrying fluid milk products to the prohibition against driving a vehicle subject to an exceptional hauling permit on the interstate highway system; altering certain weight limits and tolerances under an exceptional hauling permit; altering the preventive maintenance documents that an individual operating under an exceptional hauling permit must possess; and altering certain record-keeping requirements and the application of certain administrative penalties under an exceptional hauling permit.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed on 03/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Memorials - Maryland Route 210 in Prince George's County [SB-193]
Requiring the State Highway Administration to erect a memorial sign on a certain portion of Maryland Route 210 in Prince George's County remembering individuals who have died in motor vehicle accidents on Maryland Route 210.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation – Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025) [HB-84]
Requiring the Department of Transportation, as part of the planning and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects to develop and implement a corresponding multimodal transportation program; requiring the Department beginning with a certain Consolidated Transportation Program to evaluate certain major capital projects for their impact on greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to perform certain capacity expansion impact assessments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Edelson
Favorable With Amendments Report By Appropriations on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Transportation – Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) [SB-7]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop or identify and implement a certain training program for transportation sector employees on the identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking victims; requiring transportation sector employers to certify by January 1, 2026, and each year thereafter that certain employees have completed the training program; requiring new employees to receive training within 90 days of hiring; removing civil and criminal liability for reporting of suspected trafficking; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds [HB-97]
Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority; authorizing an authority to issue certain bonds in accordance with certain requirements; expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/31/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 302 in Ector County as the Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway. [HB-1708]
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 302 in Ector County as the Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooks Landgraf
Read First Time on 03/14/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the relocation, adjustment, and ownership of commercial signs. [HB-1695]
Relating to the relocation, adjustment, and ownership of commercial signs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales
Read First Time on 03/12/2025