# 2026 State Legislative Recap: Expanded Authority, Sunsets and What Comes Next

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Podcast: [Design-Build Delivers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-build-delivers-227671)
Published: 2026-06-30T18:00:00+00:00
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Have thoughts? Text us! State legislative sessions are wrapping up across the country, and design-build continues to gain momentum. In this episode of Design-Build Delivers, DBIA’s Richard Thomas joins Erin Looney to break down the biggest state legislative developments affecting design-build, including expanded authority, progressive design-build activity, sunset extensions and removals and the growing role of DBIA regions in legislative advocacy. Richard discusses why transportation remain...

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