Bills › 89th General Assembly
HSB 256
Topics:AgricultureTransportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 25, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2021
- Done: House committeeMarch 4, 2021
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 20, 202191–1
- Done: Senate committeeApril 21, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as HF 790
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 790 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 790 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The Department of Transportation can now give annual permits to people driving trucks that carry liquid milk products. These permits allow certain milk trucks to weigh up to 90,000 pounds total or 20,000 pounds per axle, even if they normally exceed the standard weight limits. Drivers must pay a $400 fee for this permit and can face fines if they go over these new weight limits.1
Read the official explanation
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 90,000 pounds.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. The scheduled fine ranges from $12 to $2,200 plus cents per pound in excess of 20,000 pounds over the limit.
House subcommittee
Named February 25, 2021. On March 3, 2021 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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