Eliminate requirement that the Dept of Transportation have certain divisions
HB 487 revises laws related to the Department of Transportation (DOT). This bill eliminates the current legal requirement for the DOT to maintain specific divisions, including highways, aeronautics, and administration. Instead, it allows the department to establish "as many divisions as are necessary." This change provides the DOT with greater flexibility in structuring its internal organization.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
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The bill text was updated to remove the word 'END' from the end of the document, which appears to be a formatting correction rather than a substantive policy change. The amendment to Section 2-15-2501 remains in effect, requiring the Department to have certain divisions, and the scope of the bill regarding motor carrier services is unchanged.
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Removed the text '- END -' from the document, likely a cleanup of formatting or markup artifacts.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Feb 24, 2025
How they voted
47–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 14, 2025
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-1-2)
senate
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation
upper
Feb 24, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-1-1)
house
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Julie Darling
RRepublican
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