Bills › 89th General Assembly
SSB 1230
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 25, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2021
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 3, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 550
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 550 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 550 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The Department of Transportation can now give out annual permits to people driving trucks that carry liquid milk products. These permits allow vehicles to carry more weight than usual, as long as they stay under 90,000 pounds total and no more than 20,000 pounds per axle. Drivers must pay a $400 fee for this permit and can face fines if they go over the 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.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 25, 2021. On March 1, 2021 it recommended amendment and passage.
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