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Committee advances several bills on aeronautics, data sharing, distracted driving and towing definitions
Summary
In a single meeting the committee advanced multiple bills, adopting amendments and moving measures on an aeronautics fund, judicial participation in a data panel, a distracted‑driving amendment, and defining 'tow business.' Most measures passed by voice vote.
The Senate Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs committee advanced a group of bills and adopted related amendments during the same session.
House Bill 10‑11: A presenter said the bill creates a fund to support the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics with flexibility to offer grants and programs promoting aviation education and museums; the committee confirmed the fund would be financed by special revenues and advanced the bill by voice vote.
House Bill 10‑17: Representative Meeks presented a bill to add the judicial department to an existing data and transparency panel so state judicial agencies can participate in standardizing and sharing data with executive agencies; the committee advanced the bill.
House Bill 11‑82 (amendment): Committee members reviewed and adopted an amendment clarifying the bill’s application to school‑moving vehicles in a school zone off campus and the intended non‑involvement of police for routine situations; the amendment was adopted and the bill will be considered further in a consolidated meeting on distracted driving measures.
House Bill 13‑24: Representative Rai presented statutory language to define 'tow business,' to ensure sole proprietors and entities without fleets are included; an amendment adding a cosponsor was adopted and the committee passed the bill.
All of the above actions were conducted in committee by motion and voice votes as recorded in the transcript; specific numeric roll‑call tallies were not recorded for these items.
