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Committee advances multiple transportation and arts measures; several bills deferred for later decision
Summary
The Senate Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts moved multiple bills forward on March deferred agendas: it deferred three joint‑agenda transport measures to March 18 for decision, advanced a set of transportation pilot and administrative bills with amendments, and adopted smaller commemorative measures on culture.
The Senate Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts handled two stacked agendas and issued a mix of deferrals and approvals across transportation and culture items.
On the first, joint agenda (a session shared with Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs), the committee heard three bills on transportation and deferred decision on each to Tuesday, March 18 at 3:02 p.m. in Room 224 to allow follow‑up with stakeholders: House Bill 229 (statewide speed restrictions under certain circumstances), House Bill 860 (liability immunity for agencies that repair or maintain streets when ownership is in dispute), and House Bill 1161 (authorizing counties to use a road‑usage charge mechanism). The committee recorded testimony from the Department of Transportation, county representatives and others and agreed the items required more time.
On the 3:15 p.m. arts agenda the…
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