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Senate Transportation Committee advances multiple bills to Rules Committee during executive session

Senate Transportation Committee · March 2, 2026

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Summary

In executive session the committee advanced a series of bills with due‑pass recommendations — including measures on Transportation Improvement Board provisions, defective license plates, Climate Commitment Act account reallocations, ferry district authority and passenger‑only ferry rules — often adopting striking amendments before voice votes.

During an executive session following the March 2 work session and public hearing, the Senate Transportation Committee moved, amended and advanced a slate of bills to the Rules Committee.

Motions carried by voice vote included advancing Substitute House Bill 18‑23 (modifying Transportation Improvement Board provisions) and Substitute House Bill 2,114 (defective license plates; fee waivers) with due‑pass recommendations. The committee adopted striking and other amendments and moved engrossed second substitute House Bill 2,251 (Climate Commitment Act transportation account changes) as amended; Senator King recorded a stated objection on the Climate Commitment Act allocation motion in the hearing record.

Other measures advanced with due‑pass recommendations included Substitute House Bill 2,323 (Blue Envelope program), Substitute House Bill 2,410 (Commercial Truck Safety Education Council and fee increases), Engrossed House Bill 2,588 (County Ferry District Authority, as amended), Second Substitute House Bill 1923 (passenger‑only ferry district rules, as amended), and House Bill 2,495 (vehicle removal authority for certain cities).

Committee members adopted multiple amendments during the session; staff summarized amendment effects on scope, funding, applicability and environmental or workforce requirements (for example, the ferry/district striking amendments added whale‑protection duties and construction requirements for 0‑emission vessels and project labor agreements for districts formed after 2027). All motions recorded in the transcript were voice votes; the public record shows the committee advanced the listed bills to the Rules Committee subject to signature.

The committee adjourned with one additional meeting scheduled for the next day for executive action on bills heard that day, and staff provided amendment filing deadlines for that session.