Senate Committee on Transportation

NOTE: This is archived committee information from the 87th Legislative Session.

Committee Information

CHAIR

  • Robert Nichols

VICE-CHAIR

  • Kel Seliger

MEMBERS

  • Carol Alvarado
  • César Blanco
  • Kelly Hancock
  • Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
  • Lois Kolkhorst
  • Charles Perry
  • Royce West
 

DIRECTOR:
Amy Jeter

TEL:
(512) 463-0067

LOCATION:
Sam Houston Building, 450

Interim Charges

  • Safety: Study the contributing factors leading to fatal crashes and make recommendations to prevent and reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
  • Driver's License Efficiency: Study the Department of Public Safety's driver's license program operations and make recommendations to improve the efficiency of services while maintaining individual privacy and security for Texans.
  • Alternatively Fueled Vehicles: Review the Texas Department of Transportation's plan for federal funding related to alternatively fueled vehicle infrastructure development. Examine the increase of private and public owned alternatively fueled vehicles registered in the state and make recommendations for road user fee fairness between alternatively fueled vehicles and gasoline and diesel vehicles.
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