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Committee approves $500,000 for Pinal County transportation needs study
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Summary
House Bill 2234 would create a Pinal County transportation needs study committee and appropriate $500,000 to collaborate with an institution of higher education to assess transportation infrastructure; the committee approved the bill and sent it forward with a due‑pass recommendation.
The Senate Public Safety Committee voted to give House Bill 2234 a due‑pass recommendation. The bill establishes a Pinal County transportation needs study committee and appropriates $500,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026 for the committee to work with an institution of higher education to assess current and projected transportation needs, identify gaps and inefficiencies, and engage local governments and stakeholders.
The committee heard a brief staff summary that the study would submit findings and recommendations for future infrastructure investments and policy changes to the designated entities by June 30, 2026, and that the study committee would be repealed on Jan. 1, 2027. No opponents or additional speakers signed in for the hearing on this item.
The committee voted to give HB 2234 a due‑pass recommendation (reported tally 6 ayes, 0 nays, 1 not voting).
