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2006 SESSION
SB 523 Tractor-semitrailer combinations; exemption for certain from length limit.
Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Vehicle lengths; exemption. Provides an exemption from the vehicle length limit for tractor-semitrailer combinations where the length of the semitrailer does not exceed 53 feet. Allows the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner to restrict the operations of such tractor-semitrailer combinations from certain roads based on a safety and engineering analysis.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 068040312 pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB523ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/03/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0232) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 068040312
- 01/11/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/19/06 Senate: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/06 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/06 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/06 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/13/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/06 House: Read first time
- 02/13/06 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/16/06 House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/06 House: Read second time
- 02/20/06 House: Read third time
- 02/20/06 House: Read third time
- 02/20/06 House: Passed House (93-Y 7-N)
- 02/20/06 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 7-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB523ER)
- 02/27/06 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/28/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/01/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 232 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/03/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0232)