Legislation - SB0059

Title: Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026)
Sponsored by: Senator Hettleman
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Transportation, as part of the planning and implementation of certain major highway expansion projects, to perform an impact assessment of the project and develop and implement a corresponding multimodal transportation program; requiring the Department, beginning with a certain Consolidated Transportation Program, to evaluate certain major capital projects for their impact on greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled; etc.

Committees

Original:: Budget and Taxation

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0437

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0395 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 10/31/2025 Legislative Date 10/31/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/05/2026 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	10/31/2025	10/31/2025	Pre-filed
Senate	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Budget and Taxation
			Text - First - Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026)
Senate	2/05/2026	2/05/2026	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

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