Thirty-nine states introduced 154 bills related to transportation investment in the first four months of 2025, according to the latest analysis from ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (ARTBA-TIAC). Twelve bills have already been signed into law.
Highlights include:
– Mississippi signed into law on March 27 a nine cents-per-gallon state gas tax increase, with future automatic adjustments every other year.
– A Wyoming bill to allocate sales and use taxes collected on motor vehicles and trailers from the general fund to the highway fund was signed into law on March 3.
– Maryland legislators on April 7 voted to increase a variety of transportation-related fees and create a new tire fee for an estimated $500 million in new revenue.
– Ohio voters on May 6 renewed the state’s 10-year $2.5 billion infrastructure bond. The program was first approved by voters in 1987.
– A Washington State bill to increase state motor fuel taxes by six cents per gallon and index by two percent per year, raise various vehicle-related taxes and fees, dedicate a portion of the state sales tax to transportation, and enact a new fee on luxury vehicles is currently awaiting final approval by Gov. Bob Ferguson (D).
While these numbers will likely grow throughout the year, many states have reached introduction and crossover deadlines. The number of new bills will slow while progress is made on existing measures. Seventeen states have advanced legislation out of the first chamber.
View the ARTBA-TIAC State Legislation dashboard for live updates of transportation funding measures, follow the blog for new state and local developments, and join the 12th Annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates to discuss these and future efforts to increase transportation funding.
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