HB2568--HIGHWAYSANDTRANSPORTATION COMMISSION SPONSOR: Mayhew ThisbillchangesthewayinwhichmembersoftheStateHighways andTransportation Commissionareselected. BeginningDecember1,2026,thenumberofmembersoftheCommission maybechanged,buttherecannotbemorethanonememberfromeach Congressionaldistrictatthesametime. Ifcongressionalreapportionment resultsinthelossofadistrict, themostseniormemberoftheCommissionwillservetheremainder ofthemember'sterm,andthenthatseatwillnolongerexist.If congressionalreapportionment increasesthenumberofdistricts, thenumberofmembersontheCommissionwillbeincreasedbylawto matchthenumberofdistricts. MembersoftheCommissionwillbeappointedbytheGovernor,with notmorethanhalfofthemembersofthesamepoliticalparty. Nomembercanbeappointedtoreplaceamemberfromthesame Congressionaldistrict,andnomembercanbeappointedfroma Congressionaldistrictuntileachdistricthasbeenrepresentedby amemberatleastonce. IfthegovernordoesnotfillavacancyontheCommissionwithin30 days,thevacancyfortheunexpiredtermwillbefilledbya majorityvoteoftheremainingCommissionmembersfromalistof10 candidatesprovidedbytheHouseofRepresentatives andapprovedby theGeneralAssembly. Thevoteanddeliberationstofillthe vacancywillbepublic.