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SSB 1060
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2021
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 10, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 316
- Skipped: House committee
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 10, 2021
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 316 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 316 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Under current law, chauffeurs are subject to special driver’s licensing requirements. A chauffeur is a person who operates a motor vehicle, including a school bus, in the transportation of persons for wages, compensation, or hire, or a person who operates a truck tractor, road tractor, or a motor truck which has a gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 16,000 pounds. There are exceptions that specifically exempt certain persons from being considered a chauffeur. This bill eliminates from the definition of chauffeur persons who operate a truck tractor, road tractor, or motor truck which has a gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 16,000 pounds.
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_____ who receive nominal compensation not based upon the value of the service performed. The bill exempts all fire fighters when operating a fire apparatus and all ambulance and rescue squad attendants when operating an ambulance or rescue squad apparatus from being considered a chauffeur. The fee for a chauffeur’s instruction permit is $12 compared to a fee of $6 for an instruction permit other than a special instruction, chauffeur’s instruction, or commercial learner’s permit. The fee for a noncommercial chauffeur driver’s license is $8 per year of validity compared to a fee of $4 per year of validity for noncommercial driver’s licenses.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 25, 2021. On February 10, 2021 it recommended passage.
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