House Transportation, Housing & Local Government

Wednesday, March 18, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

A marathon House Transportation, Housing & Local Government hearing turned on autonomous trucking, as the panel advanced a heavily-amended bill requiring a human behind the wheel of driverless semis after emotional testimony from truckers and safety advocates. The committee also cleared a scaled-back transit access measure, advanced a senior housing tax fix, killed a tenant utility billing bill, and cleaned up a mis-routed real estate sunset.

Key Actions

·Senior Cooperative Housing Authority ProjectsPassed

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Notable Quotes

“We are being asked to trust an industry to police itself on one of the most consequential and impending automation questions of a lifetime. That's like the fox watching the hen house.”
Sheila Lieder — The lead sponsor's core argument that autonomous trucking cannot be left to self-regulation, framing the bill as a needed guardrail.

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Votes

Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction

Yes (7)Andrew Boesenecker, Max Brooks, Mandy Lindsay, Kenny Nguyen, Amy Paschal, Jacque Phillips, Rebekah Stewart

No (3)Chris Richardson, Larry Don Suckla, Ron Weinberg

Excused (3)Jamie Jackson, Elizabeth Velasco, Meg Froelich

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction

Yes (9)Andrew Boesenecker, Jamie Jackson, Mandy Lindsay, Kenny Nguyen, Amy Paschal, Jacque Phillips, Elizabeth Velasco, Rebekah Stewart, Meg Froelich

No (4)Max Brooks, Chris Richardson, Larry Don Suckla, Ron Weinberg

Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction

Yes (9)Andrew Boesenecker, Max Brooks, Mandy Lindsay, Kenny Nguyen, Amy Paschal, Jacque Phillips, Larry Don Suckla, Ron Weinberg, Rebekah Stewart

Excused (4)Jamie Jackson, Chris Richardson, Elizabeth Velasco, Meg Froelich

Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction

Yes (12)Andrew Boesenecker, Jamie Jackson, Kenny Nguyen, Amy Paschal, Jacque Phillips, Chris Richardson, Larry Don Suckla, Elizabeth Velasco, Ron Weinberg, Rebekah Stewart, Meg Froelich, Mandy Lindsay

No (1)Max Brooks

Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction

Yes (11)Andrew Boesenecker, Max Brooks, Jamie Jackson, Mandy Lindsay, Amy Paschal, Chris Richardson, Elizabeth Velasco, Rebekah Stewart, Meg Froelich, Kenny Nguyen, Jacque Phillips

No (2)Larry Don Suckla, Ron Weinberg

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TranscriptPreview

Okay. Okay, team, we routed the division of real estate sunset. Listen specifically Brooks to the incorrect committee yesterday. So I will move to reconsider. Second. House Bill 1287. Second. Okay, and that was moved and seconded. That was a proper motion and a second. So, Mr. Gravy, please pull the committee on the motion to reconsider. Representatives Basnecker? Yes. Brooks, go to finance. Yes. Jackson. Yes. Lindsay. Yes. When? Yes. Pascal. Yes. Phillips. Yes. Richardson. Yes. Sukla. I'm gonna have to be a no today. Velasco? Respectfully, yes. Weinberg? No. Vice Chair Stewart? Yes. Madam Chair. Yes. And then basenecker remo re lose his bill that passes 11 to 2. Okay. Representative Basker, would you like to remove your bill to the committee on appropriations? Thank you, Madam Chair. I move. House Bill 1287, we amended as amended to the committee of appropriations with a favorable recommendation. Second. That is a proper motion and a second. Mr. Gravy, please pull the committee. Representatives Bassnecker? Yes. Brooks. Yes. Jackson. Lindsey. Yes. Nguyen. Yes. Pascal. Yes. Phillips. Yes. Richardson. Yes. Sukla? No. Velasco? Yes. Weinberg. No. Vice Chair Stewart? Yes. Madam Chair, Yes. That passes 11 to 2. You are on…

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