Transportation committee debates adding variable speed signs to House Bill 1298, defers decision on fines and points

The Committee on Transportation opened discussion Oct. 12 on House Bill 1298, considering an amendment from Senator John Paulson to add electronic variable speed‑limit signs and a separate push from Senator Lisa Rummel to restore changes to fines and driver's‑license points that were removed in related legislation.

"Well, mister chairman, I had just sent, an amendment to every everyone. It's, 1,002. And essentially, what it does is it just, brings in the speed limit signs into the bill that that were part of the amendment that senator Rummel had proposed," Senator Paulson said, describing the amendment and its purpose to allow the use of variable speed signs to reduce speeds based on accidents or weather.

The amendment would keep the bill's 80 mph provision intact while adding the variable electronic signs. Committee members and a staff speaker…