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Commissioner warns HB1430 could eliminate planned transportation funding and criticizes recent clemency decision
Summary
Commissioner Grant told the board that House Bill 1430, together with Senate Bill 135, could cut previously anticipated transportation funding and criticized a gubernatorial clemency grant involving Brandon Cruiser, citing concerns raised by the sheriff and district attorney in a local press conference.
Commissioner Grant used his remarks at the board meeting to warn residents about recent state legislation and to criticize a gubernatorial clemency decision.
Grant said House Bill 1430 was intended to alter how certain transportation-related fees and taxes are handled and asserted that, in combination with Senate Bill 135, the change would allow the state to retain funds that had been projected to support transportation projects. "If the initiative without 1430 was to pass a loan, we would see in 2028 an additional $690 million for road transportation projects, and then in 2029 another $714 million, and then in 2030 another $740 million. With the passage of House Bill 1430, we will see exactly zero in each of those three years," Grant said.
Grant also criticized a gubernatorial clemency decision in the case of Brandon Cruiser, who Grant said was due for release; he referenced a press conference by Sheriff Weekley and District Attorney Rockler that, he said, outlined why the clemency should not have been granted.
The remarks were framed as a caution to voters ahead of the upcoming elections and as an expression of concern for local law enforcement. Commissioners did not take formal action on the matter during the meeting.
