Bills › 88th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 7, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2019
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 7, 2019
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 18, 201948–0
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 3, 2019
- Done: To the GovernorApril 15, 2019
- Done: Signed into lawApril 15, 2019
SF 208 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 208, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 208 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
457 prohibits a stinger-steered automobile transporter from having an overall length exceeding 75 feet, exclusive of retractable extensions used to support the load and all other devices or appurtenances related to the safe and efficient operation of the vehicle, except that the load may extend up to three feet beyond the front bumper and up to four feet beyond the rear bumper. §31111(b)(1)(G)) prohibits states from prescribing or enforcing regulations that impose a vehicle length limitation of less than 80 feet on stinger-steered automobile transporters with a front overhang of less than four feet and a rear overhang of less than six feet.
Read the full explanation
1 defines “stinger-steered automobile transporter” to mean any vehicle combination designed and used specifically for the transport of assembled highway vehicles, recreational vehicles, or boats in which the fifth wheel is located on a drop frame located below and behind the rearmost axle of the power unit. This bill increases the length limitation on stinger-steered automobile transporters to 80 feet, and authorizes the load to extend up to four feet beyond the front bumper and up to six feet beyond the rear bumper.457 is punishable by a scheduled fine of $200.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 28, 2019. On January 30, 2019 it recommended passage.
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