Twenty-three states introduced 52 bills related to transportation investment in January, according to the latest analysis from ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (ARTBA-TIAC).
This is comparable to the last odd-numbered year, when 59 bills were introduced by 25 states during the first month of 2023. This number is always larger in odd-years, when all states hold a legislative session and most lawmakers aren’t facing time constraints from reelection campaigns.
Highlights include:
– Recurring revenue: Sixteen bills in 11 states, including vehicle sales taxes, retail delivery fees, and rideshare fees among other revenue sources.
– Electric vehicle fees: Nine bills in seven states proposing new or increased registration fees and charging station fees.
– Local funding: Eleven bills in nine states that would enact or expand local transportation funding options.
– Other funding measures include road usage charges (four states), nonfunding legislation such as reports or task forces (five states), one-time funding including appropriations and bonds (six states), and motor fuel tax increases (two states).
With all 50 states in session this year the number of proposals is expected to grow. Four states have already advanced legislation out of the first chamber.
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