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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]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
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]
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[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
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]
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Relating to the prohibition of lane restrictions on a portion of Interstate Highway 635.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Hall
Co-author Authorized on 04/03/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to an owner's or lessee's access to property through a Texas Department of Transportation highway right-of-way. [HB-1722]
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[Real Estate ]
Relating to an owner's or lessee's access to property through a Texas Department of Transportation highway right-of-way.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carl Tepper
Referred To Transportation on 05/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) [HB-1]
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[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
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
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 437 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles - Operation at Intersections [HB-7]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
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
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/31/2025
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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]
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[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Commerce, to conduct a study to assess the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and report certain findings to certain committees on or before December 1, 2026, on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State based on the findings of a certain study; authorizing the Comptroller to hire a consultant to conduct the study; and requiring the report to include certain information and calculations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports [HB-128]
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[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Commerce, to conduct a study to assess the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and report certain findings to certain committees by December 1, 2026, on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State based on the findings of the study; authorizing the Comptroller to hire a consultant to conduct the study; and requiring the report to include certain information and calculations.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bus Obstruction Monitoring Systems and Bus Stop Zones [HB-206]
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[Public Safety ]
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]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 52 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2025) [SB-198]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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]
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[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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
Motion Special Order Until Later This Session (delegate Young) Adopted on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products [HB-225]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 51 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Memorials - Maryland Route 210 in Prince George's County [SB-193]
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[Public Safety ]
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
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [HB-234]
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[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the penalties for causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as the result of an individual operating a motor vehicle in a negligent manner; including an individual who is lawfully operating or riding a golf cart or a unicycle on a highway, shoulder, crosswalk, or sidewalk as a vulnerable individual; and providing that an individual convicted of a certain violation is subject to not just a fine of $2,000 but also imprisonment of up to 2 months or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Third Reading Passed (136-1) on 03/17/2025
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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]
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[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation, as part of the planning and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects, to perform an impact assessment of the project and 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; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Edelson
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Transportation – Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) [SB-7]
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[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
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
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds [HB-97]
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[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
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]
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[Public Safety ]
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
Effective On 9/1/25 on 05/24/2025