EMERGENCY DIGITAL COMM PERMITS

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Creates the Emergency Digital Communication Pilot Permits Act. Allows the Department of Transportation to issue pilot permits for digital public safety communication devices on State highway rights-of-way. Provides that digital public safety communication devices shall be operated solely by a unit of local government, shall not display commercial advertising, and must be installed on municipally owned infrastructure with emergency override functionality. Requires the Department to adopt rules to implement the Act. Effective immediately.

Every action

10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Apr 30, 2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis
2. Apr 30, 2025HouseFirst Reading
3. Apr 30, 2025CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
4. May 1, 2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
5. Feb 17, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges · House Trans: Regulation, Roads & Bridges
6. Mar 24, 2026CommitteeDo Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges; 017-000-000 · House Trans: Regulation, Roads & Bridges
7. Mar 25, 2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
8. Apr 10, 2026HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
9. Apr 10, 2026HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
10. Apr 17, 2026CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

• William "Will" DavisD Primary sponsor · District 30