House Transportation counsel backs removing multi-year advance bonding authorization, narrows required report
Legislative counsel proposed removing advance authorization for FY2028–2032 bonding and replacing the Senate's parallel-program mandate with a focused Agency of Transportation report, due on or after Feb. 1, 2027, comparing bond financing and pay-as-you-go costs for bond-eligible projects.
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Damian Leonard, lead counsel from the Office of Legislative Counsel, told the House Transportation Committee on May 21 that proposed edits to the legislature's transportation bill would "do away with the authorization for 2028 to 2032." He said the earlier, multi-year authorization is unnecessary because the General Assembly can authorize bonds in 2028 if it chooses.
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