Establishes a road funding alternatives task force.

Establishes a Road Funding Alternatives Task Force to address transportation infrastructure funding in the context of increasing electric vehicle adoption. The task force will comprise 20 members, including legislators, state agency commissioners, public representatives, and experts from various fields such as transportation, electric utilities, and vehicle technology. The group's primary responsibilities include evaluating current electric vehicle assessments, developing and analyzing alternative road funding mechanisms like road user charges, mileage-based fees, and potential taxes on electric vehicle charging, and studying how other states handle similar funding challenges. The task force must conduct a comprehensive analysis of potential funding strategies, including potential user-based discounts, indexed adjustments, and different taxation approaches for electric vehicles. By March 15, 2026, the task force is required to submit a detailed report to legislative committees with recommendations for implementing stable, statewide transportation funding mechanisms. The task force will be administered by the Legislative Coordinating Commission, with state agencies required to cooperate, and will expire after submitting its report. An unspecified amount of funding will be appropriated from the general fund to support the task force's work, with up to two percent allowed for administrative costs.

Pending Committee action.

04/02/2025 Introduced and first reading in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.