Bills › 89th General Assembly
Creating a permit allowing the operation of vehicles of excessive weight transporting fluid milk products, providing fees, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House Ways and Means (successor To Hsb 256) Committee
Topics:TaxesTransportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 4, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 10, 2021
- Done: House committeeApril 12, 2021
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 20, 202191–1
- Done: Senate committeeApril 21, 2021
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 28, 202147–1
- Done: To the GovernorMay 20, 2021
- Done: Signed into lawMay 20, 2021
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Current law provides an annual permit authorizing a raw milk transporter to transport raw milk to or from a milk plant, receiving station, or transfer station.463.463 but not exceeding 20,000 pounds per axle, and not exceeding a gross weight of 96,000 pounds, on primary roads and primary road extensions in cities.25 percent or more true milk protein. The bill specifies a fee of $400 for a fluid milk products annual permit. The operator of a vehicle that exceeds the allowable weight based on its number of axles and the distance between the axles is subject to a scheduled fine.
Read the full explanation
The scheduled fine ranges from $12 to $2,200 plus cents per pound in excess of 20,000 pounds over the limit. The bill takes effect January 1, 2022.