Establishes enforceable English-language proficiency requirements for CMV drivers

Establishes enforceable English-language proficiency requirements for CMV drivers; creates criminal penalties, fines motor carriers, authorizes out-of-service orders, and permits cargo transfer to another vehicle if violations are not cured within 12 hours.

Dead.

01/06/2026 Prefiled.
01/07/2026 Read first time in House.
01/08/2026 Read second time in House.
02/19/2026 Referred to House Committee on Transportation.
02/24/2026 Hearing held in House Committee on Transportation.
03/03/2026 Executive Session completed in House Committee on Transportation. Committee passed Committee Substitute.
03/04/2026 Committee Substitute reported for passage by House.
03/05/2026 Referred to House Committee on Rules.
03/10/2026 Executive Session completed in House.
03/10/2026 House voted to pass.
03/11/2026 Reported Do Pass by House.
04/07/2026 Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar in the House.
04/08/2026 House Committee Substitute perfected with amendments and adopted in House.
04/09/2026 Referred to Fiscal Review in the House.
04/15/2026 Executive Session completed. Reported for passage in House.
04/16/2026 Third reading. Passed House.
04/20/2026 Reported to the Senate. First reading.
04/21/2026 Second reading in House. Referred to House Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety.
04/30/2026 Hearing scheduled for 5/4/2026 in House Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety.
05/04/2026 Hearing held in House Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety.
05/15/2026 Died upon adjournment.