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California Legislature has a newly formed Tech Caucus. It’s full name is the Legislative Technology and Innovation Caucus.
One would think if any state had a tech caucus, it’d be California. Such is not the case. It was founded by the legislator pushing ride share legislation in California.
The priorities of the newly founded tech caucus are:
Which Texas County has $358M in unpaid tolls? Harris
How much does $358M in unpaid tolls equal in toll lane miles? About the same as the cost of 15 miles of the Grand Avenue Parkway
How do these unpaid tolls break down by driver numbers?
Texas Legislative Council reminds us that the 2015 Legislature passed a bunch of bills with a bunch of interim study requirements.
The transportation related interim studies from 2015 bills:
Governor Ricketts of Nebraska has a new transportation funding plan. It’s all centered around a new transportation infrastructure bank that will:
The pitch by some in Missouri is that transportation funding can increase by eliminating tax credits for economic development.
Future economic development tax credits are possible under this proposal, if and only if the Legislature meets the funding request of the Missouri transportation agency.
KGOZ | Harrisonville state representative seeks to have public vote for transportation funding
California is the other big state thats working on high speed rail. The Californians are further along than other high speed rail projects.
California has aquired land and has awarded bids for building.
So, let’s take a look, so we can see what’s on the horizon. Knowledge is power.
The California bids for a 22 mile stretch of high speed rail in the San Joaquin Valley:
Which AG Opinion is this? Its the response to Senator Nichol’s question about Houston Metro’s participation in Uptown MMD/TIRZ transportation project
What’s the answer from the AG? We don’t know. it’s a fact question for a court and not a question about the law that the AG can answer.
Why is TxDMV warning move-share companies? TxDMV is warning Texas based move share comapnies that they may be in violation of state law requiring the licensing of “anyone moving household goods in a pick-up truck for hire
Are we talking civil violations or criminal penalties? Both, including, criminal penalties
Why do we care? Remember hair braiding in 2015? Criminalizing people who are trying to earn a living in a free market does not go over well in the Texas Legislature’s current…
Why are we seeing Initiative and Referndum in Texas for Ride Share? Finger print requirements for ride share drivers sparked a move toward the traditional California mechanism of intitiative and referendum
What group is pushing this? Ridesharing Works for Austin, supported by TechNet
Statesman | Uber, Lyft support ballot initiative on Austin’s ride-hailing rules
Where is this legislative movement happening? It is a bipartisan transportation plan in Wisconsin
Did Republicans or Democrats come up with this idea? Republicans
What stumbling blocks do they have? Convincing collegues it is not a tax increase
How do they counter this? By focusing on the local vote requirement.
What does the legislation allow?