The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee met Jan. 26 and advanced a package of bills covering EV-charger tax routing, driver licensing changes, lemon-law updates and motorcycle safety funding. The committee adopted an amendment directing EV charging-related TPT revenue to the Highway User Revenue Fund and held one culturally charged cruising bill for further negotiation.

The speaker alleged that in one state 10 certified skills testers issued more than 2,000 commercial licenses to people who could not speak or read English and said many state-certified testers were not adequately testing candidates.

The commissioners approved an interlocal cooperation contract to move from monthly to weekly conviction reporting to Texas DPS, meeting a legislative requirement to apply convictions to driver records within seven days; county staff said the vendor and DPS will cover costs.

New driving test rules so strict they've basically weaponized bureaucracy. You can only swap to three nearby centres now. Fewer no-shows guaranteed. Also guaranteed: only the obsessively committed will bother trying at all.

HB646 would require the Motor Vehicle Administration to prioritize treating physicians’ reports in driver re‑licensing medical reviews, create an expedited permitting option and require MVA to audit administrative procedures, with a 2026‑12‑01 report deadline. Committee members pressed for privacy assurances and fiscal clarity.

Senate Bill 471 introduces provisions for driver education and provisional licensing.

Lawmakers pressed PennDOT about commercial driver licensing after recent fatal crashes; the department said it complies with state and federal rules, uses the DHS SAVE system for non-domiciled applicants, and that FMCSA identified a small number of prior errors (about 10 of 11,700 cases) which PennDOT is working to correct where federal constraints allow.