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Senate transportation committee defers bill to create youth 'fare-free' transit fund over funding questions
Senate Committee on Transportation · February 13, 2026
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Summary
The committee deferred SB 2,699, a proposal to create a DOT-administered "fare-free youth" transit program and special fund, after the attorney general and Taxation office raised legal and implementation concerns and the chair said more work on funding mechanisms is needed.
Chair Inouye opened the Committee on Transportation hearing on SB 2,699, describing the bill as an effort to establish a fare-free youth transit program administered by the Department of Transportation and financed through a special fund.
The chair said multiple agencies submitted comments and…
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