SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of Transportation and Development
This bill amends the state's sunset law to re-establish the Department of Transportation and Development, which had previously been scheduled for elimination. It specifically changes the termination date for the department and its associated statutory entities from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, ensuring they remain operational for one additional year. The legislation overrides conflicting provisions in existing statutes to formalize this extension and clarifies the timeline for the eventual phase-out of these government bodies.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 18, 2024
Signed Jun 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2024 · House May 15, 2024
How they voted
31–1
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 38
May 29, 2024
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican26
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 23, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (9-0).
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ryan Bourriaque
RRepublican
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