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Senate committees defer and pass a trio of transportation bills: left-lane restriction deferred, road-resurfacing liability and EV fee language advanced
Summary
Committee deferred action on HB229 (left-lane restrictions) to March 20, passed HB860 to allow limited resurfacing on disputed roads with liability limits, and passed HB1161 with amendments expanding highway fund use and prohibiting extra county EV fees.
Senate committees handling transportation and energy matters addressed multiple bills March 18, deferring one measure and passing two others with committee amendments.
Left-lane restriction bill deferred: The committee deferred action on House Bill 229, HD1, which would restrict vehicles over 10,000 pounds and vehicles actively towing from using left lanes on roads with three or more lanes in the same direction. The committee agreed to take the matter up at a later meeting, scheduling it for Thursday, March 20 at 3:02 p.m. for additional clarification of population…
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