SPONSOR: Riggs
This bill changes the way in which members of the State Highways and Transportation Commission are selected.
Beginning December 1, 2027, the number of members of the Commission may be changed, but there cannot be more than one member from each Congressional district at the same time.
If congressional reapportionment results in the loss of a district, the most senior member of the Commission will serve the remainder of the member's term, and then that seat will no longer exist. If congressional reapportionment increases the number of districts, the number of members on the Commission can be increased to match the number of districts.
Members of the Commission will be appointed by the Governor, with not more than half of the members of the same political party.
No member can be appointed to replace a member from the same Congressional district, except to fill an unexpired term. No member can be appointed from a Congressional district until each district has been represented by a member at least once. Upon the expiration of a member's term, a member appointed by the Governor to begin a new term shall reside in a Congressional district that is different from the congressional districts in which the other members reside and is different from the Congressional district in which the member previously filling the office resided.
This bill is the same as HCS HB 2568 (2024).
Statutes affected: