Adding two voting members that are transit users to the governing body of public transportation benefit areas.
HB 1418 modifies the governing bodies of public transportation benefit areas (PTBAs) by adding two new voting members who are transit users. This increases the maximum number of voting members for single-county PTBAs to 11 and for multi-county PTBAs to 17. One new member must primarily rely on public transportation, while the other must represent a community-based organization and occasionally use transit. This aims to include the perspectives of transit riders in the governance of public transportation systems, and meetings must be accessible by transit to facilitate their participation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 20, 2025
Signed May 12, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill added a formal certification of enrollment confirming it passed both the House and Senate in April 2025. Substantively, the bill was modified to increase the maximum number of voting members on public transportation governing boards from nine to eleven for single counties and from fifteen to seventeen for multi-county areas. Additionally, new rules were added to ensure that appointed transit-user representatives are not employees of the transit agency, must primarily rely on public transportation, and must represent community-based organizations.
Scope change
The scope of the governing bodies for public transportation benefit areas was expanded to allow more voting members, and eligibility criteria for transit-user representatives were clarified to prevent conflicts of interest and ensure community representation.
ENFORCEMENT
Added a formal certificate of enrollment verifying the bill's passage by the House and Senate with specific vote counts and dates.
REQUIREMENT
Increased the maximum number of voting members on single-county public transportation governing boards from nine to eleven and multi-county boards from fifteen to seventeen.
Added a prohibition preventing transit-user voting members from being employees of the transit agency they represent.
Established specific criteria for transit-user voting members, requiring one to primarily rely on public transportation and another to represent a community-based organization.
Mandated that governing body meetings be held at times and places reasonably accessible by transit to facilitate participation by transit-user representatives.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025 · House Apr 19, 2025
How they voted
38–12
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Apr 16, 2025
D
Democratic31
93% Yea
R
Republican20
55% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
16
Committee
11
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 62; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 3.
lower
Apr 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-12-1)
senate
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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