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S.B. 22 Minor Driving Hours Amendments: transcript

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House Transportation Committee, Jan 28, 2026

  1. Committee chair (presiding)1:07:54

    Yeah, that's great. Um, okay, we'll continue to go to the next two items. Uh, with Senator Harper, he is got two bills, minor driving hours, amendments number SB 22, uh, oh. I wanna say one thing too. Uh, number four, agenda item, electric bike amendments. We're not gonna have action on that. We're gonna hear a little bit about it. And then there's a demonstration on the front steps of the capitol of the, oh, the south steps of the Capitol. Um, anyway, the, there's a demonstration of some of the, um, the e-bikes and other things that we're gonna be talking about. And so Representative Cutler just wanted to present the bill, get our input, and have us go look at it, and then we'll be more prepared. So we'll do that last, so we'll hear these two bills and then, uh, and then go to, uh, representative Cutler's bill. So, uh, go ahead. Representative or Senator Harper.

  2. Sen. Wayne A. Harper1:09:02

    2222. Thank you. Senator Bill 22 was an interim committee bill. Uh, it was brought to our attention that, uh, when there's a foster parent, when a child's, uh, in fo in d custody of DCFS or in foster care or stepparent, current code does not allow them to supervise the driving hours of a teenager. So this clarifies that they can supervise it and, uh, have those hours counted. Okay. Thank you for that concise presentation.

  3. Committee chair (presiding)1:09:40

    And we'll go to the committee for questions. Uh, Representative Dominguez?

  4. Rep. Rosalba Dominguez1:09:45

    Yes, thank you for this. I know we heard this last year. Does it, I'm not sure, um, if it is implied that it has to be an adult, could it be another driving, like another driver that's under 18 or under 21? Or

  5. Sen. Wayne A. Harper1:10:05

    If, if you look on lines 85 through 88 of the bill, it already says, you know, the ages and that, but it clarifies what the definition of parent is. We have parent used in several places in the driving code, and it just says parent stepparent or foster parent. It just adds those two. Okay.

  6. Rep. Rosalba Dominguez1:10:24

    Two items to the list of what a parent is who can go through and drive with the, uh, 15-year-old or 16. Thank you, Senator. I appreciate that. Thank you.

  7. Committee chair (presiding)1:10:33

    Okay, I don't see further discussion from the committee, so we'll go to the public for comment or questions and anybody online. Okay. C nine. We'll come back to the committee for action. Representative Fay.

  8. Rep. Ariel Defay1:10:54

    Thank you Mr. Chair. I, uh, move that we recommend Senate Bill 22 minor driving hours amendments with a favorable recommendation.

  9. Committee chair (presiding)1:11:04

    Okay, that motion is in order. Um, would you like to speak to that?

  10. Rep. Ariel Defay1:11:08

    I think it's a good bill and it makes sense.

  11. Committee chair (presiding)1:11:10

    All right. We'll bring it to the committee for ques, uh, for a comment on that. Uh, did you want to, okay. Your light's still on, so, okay. Yeah. Okay, thanks. Um, okay. Seeing no discussion to the motion, we'll bring it back to the sponsor for summation.

  12. Unknown speaker1:11:35speaker not certain

    I'll waive Okay, uh, summation waived and to the maker of the motion, I'll waive.

  13. Committee chair (presiding)1:11:41

    Okay. That's waived. All right. To the committee, uh, those in favor of passing out from the committee with the favorable recommendation, SB 22 minor dri, uh, minor driving hours amendments, please say, aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Say no. All right. That, uh, passes unanimously.

Senate floor, Jan 20, 2026

  1. Senate President Adams (presiding)33:14

    Senate bill 22 Minor Driving Hours amendments. Senator Harper.

  2. Sen. Wayne A. Harper33:21

    Senator Harper, Thank you. When, uh, this bill was run last year, we left out, uh, who can supervise a, a younger person with a learner's permit while operating a vehicle. This applies to children in the custody of DCFS and a couple other places and we forgot to put Ian or missed that a foster parent can also supervise. So that's all this bill does is add Foster parent. Thank you for that presentation. Again, correcting some things we did last year. Say no discussion. Going to you for a motion I'd move under suspension of the rules that Senate Bill 22 pass.

  3. Senate President Adams (presiding)34:03

    Thank you. The question is under suspension of the rule shall Senate Bill 22 pass Roll call vote.

  4. Senate clerk34:08speaker not certain

    Senator Ipson Baldry blew in Bramer bus Cullimore es Escamia Aye. Fillmore Aye. Grover Harper Aye. Kins Ipson Aye. Johnson Aye. K. Juab Aye. McKay Aye. Mikel Aye. Milner Aye. Musselman Owens Aye. Pitcher Aye. Plum Rebe Aye. Sandal Aye. Stevenson Aye. Stratton Vickers Weiler Aye. Wilson Aye. Winterton President Adams Aye. Senate

  5. Senate President Adams (presiding)35:00

    Bill 22 having received 28 yay votes, zero nay votes, one being absent passes this body and will be sent to the house for their consideration.

House floor, Feb 4, 2026

  1. Speaker (presiding)43:45

    Senate bill 22 Minor driving hours amendments by Senator Harper. This bill was heard in transportation with a vote of 11 0 1. The House sponsors Representative Koford.

  2. Speaker (presiding)43:56

    Representative Koford.

  3. Rep. Jill Koford43:58

    Thank you Mr. Speaker. This bill simply clarifies that for a teen driver with a learner's permit, their parent is defined as a parent, stepparent or foster parent. So we had a little bit of, um, ambiguity in the code. Wanted to open it up to all parents. And with that Mr. Speaker, I'm open to questions.

  4. Speaker (presiding)44:21

    Thank you Representative Koford discussion to the bill.

  5. Rep. Jill Koford44:26

    I'm back to your Representative Koford for summation, I'll waive summation has been waived.

  6. Speaker (presiding)44:30

    Voting will now be open on seeing all present. Having voted voting is now closed. SB 22 passes.

  7. Speaker (presiding)46:10

    This body with 71 yes votes is zero, no votes and be signed by the speaker is sent to the Senate for the signature of the president. Madam Meeting Clerk