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Transportation committee advances three bills on calendar; all three pass committee votes
Summary
The House Transportation Committee voted on three calendar bills Feb. 18, 2025: an administrative change to railroad police commissioning, a license-plate-flipper impoundment bill, and a family-restroom signage bill. All three measures cleared the committee and will move to the next steps noted by the clerk.
The House Transportation Committee voted on three bills during its Feb. 18, 2025 meeting, approving all three measures and sending them on to their next committee or calendar assignment.
Representative Timothy Darby, sponsor of the first item, said the bill would update a 1969 provision that designates the governor as commissioning authority for railroad police. "Aligning all special commissions will allow a much more streamlined process with better accountability and tracking with no redundancy," Representative Darby said. The clerk recorded the vote as 18 ayes and 1 nay; the committee chair announced the bill will go to calendar and rules.
Representative Mark Martin presented the second calendar item as an addition to last year’s legislation addressing devices that flip or obscure license plates. Representative Martin described the new language as authorizing law enforcement to impound a vehicle "fastened with a license plate flipper if the device cannot be quickly and safely removed…
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