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Legislative Update- April 19, 2016

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Dear Neighbors,

The third and final committee deadline is quickly approaching.  By this Thursday, committees must approve or choose not to act on major budget and finance bills.  Several committees are rushing to ensure certain remaining bills are prioritized and passed through committee.

Yesterday, the House Transportation Policy and Finance Committee hearing had 22 bills on the agenda and tomorrow the committee will hear another 18 bills.  All of these relate to airport, transit and highway improvement funding.  My bill, HF 2766 will help improve Highway 62 by providing bonding funds that will specifically go toward engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and additional lanes to expand capacity and improve freight movement from Highway 35W to Highway 494.  I am hopeful this will be included in the final bonding bill, which has been given a $600 million budget target by the House Majority.

The Legislature will observe Passover this Friday and resume our work on Monday, April 25.

It is an honor to represent you at the Capitol.

Sincerely,

Ron Erhardt

State Representative