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SB 1384 Motor carrier size and weight limitations; with federal law.
Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Motor carrier size and weight limitations; compliance with federal law. Amends several size and weight provisions to comply with the federal Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (the FAST Act). The bill (i) allows automobile and watercraft carriers to backhaul general cargo; (ii) permits the commercial delivery of towaway trailers within limits prescribed by the FAST Act; (iii) increases the weight limits of certain emergency vehicles, natural gas vehicles, and emergency towing vehicles as required by the FAST Act; (iv) increases the weight at which a vehicle must be inspected at a permanent weighing station; (v) makes overweight permits available for tank vehicles hauling fluid milk; and (vi) permits contractors of a Medicaid Managed Care Organization to obtain a certificate of fitness as a nonemergency medical transportation carrier.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102157D pdf
- 01/30/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17102157D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1384ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0554) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102157D
- 01/11/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/25/17 Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/17 Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/17 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/30/17 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/30/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1384E
- 01/30/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17102157D-E
- 01/31/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/17 House: Read first time
- 02/03/17 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/07/17 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/14/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 House: Read second time
- 02/20/17 House: Read third time
- 02/20/17 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1384ER)
- 02/22/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/22/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17
- 02/23/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/16/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 554 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0554)