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Rep. Ethan Lawson removes Senate Bill 167 from the calendar, killing the measure

House Roads and Transportation Committee · February 16, 2026
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Chair Rep. Ethan Lawson announced he would remove Senate Bill 167 from the committee calendar after describing negotiations as one-sided, saying Marion County had driven late-stage changes; he encouraged continued negotiation but said he would not move the bill forward this session.

Rep. Ethan Lawson, chair of the House Roads and Transportation Committee, announced the committee would remove Senate Bill 167 from the calendar, effectively killing the measure for this session. Lawson said negotiations had been "one-sided" and that Marion County had been the primary actor in late-stage talks.

Lawson said…

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