SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    Transportation 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 19, 2017 

PLACE:        E1.016 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:        Senator Robert Nichols 

 

 

To consider the following:

 

SB 399        Kolkhorst
Relating to nontolled lanes on a highway that has been converted from a nontolled highway to a toll project.

SB 848        Huffines
Relating to requirements for a driver education course provider or instructor.

SB 928        Rodríguez | et al.
Relating to the designation of portions of certain highways as the Tom Lea Trail.

SB 1126       Hall
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 352 as the Staff Sergeant Jeremie S. Border Memorial Highway.

SB 1143       Hall
Relating to a prohibition on converting high occupancy vehicle highway lanes to tolled lanes.

SB 1291       Creighton
Relating to permits for oversize and overweight vehicles in a certain county.

SB 1334       Hinojosa
Relating to the allocation categories for state funding of public transportation.

SB 1395       Creighton | et al.
Relating to the powers and duties of navigation districts and port authorities.

SB 1460       Hinojosa
Relating to the issuance of childhood cancer awareness license plates.

SB 1560       Taylor, Larry
Relating to the offense of operating certain vehicles without a license plate.

SB 1644       Watson
Relating to the operations of certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities.

SB 1830       Rodríguez
Relating to the use of connected braking systems to maintain distance between vehicles.

SB 1864       Taylor, Larry
Relating to the administration of the Port of Houston Authority.

SB 1921       Kolkhorst
Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.

SB 2006       Watson
Relating to erecting or maintaining certain outdoor signs regulated by the Texas Department of Transportation.

SB 2075       Rodríguez
Relating to vehicle registration.

SB 2076       Rodríguez
Relating to the titling of motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense and authorizing fees.

SB 2205       Hancock
Relating to the research and testing of motor vehicles with automated driving systems on highways in this state.

SB 2227       Hinojosa
Relating to an increase in the fee for permits issued for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Hidalgo County.

SB 2252       Nichols
Relating to granting road powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 100; providing authority to issue bonds.

SB 2253       Nichols
Relating to providing road powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 101; providing authority to issue bonds.

SCR 37        Hinojosa
Urging Congress to increase appropriations from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to properly maintain ship channels.

At the Chair's discretion, the Committee may also consider any pending business.

 

Public testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per person.