Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to fluid milk products annual permits, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the Senate Transportation (successor To Ssb 1044) (companion To Lsb 2723hz By Committee on Transportation) Committee
Proposed by the Department of Transportation · their explanation · all agency proposals
Topics:AgricultureCities & countiesTransportation
Same legislation: SSB 1044, SF 258, HSB 170, HF 531, HF 2651
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2026
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 11, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 3, 202643–1
- Done: House committeeMarch 19, 2026
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 31, 202691–1
- Done: To the GovernorMay 5, 2026
- Done: Signed into lawJune 1, 2026
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Vehicles carrying milk products will be allowed to weigh up to 136,000 pounds instead of the current 96,000-pound limit. Local governments can now issue these special permits in addition to the Department of Transportation. These permits will also allow these heavy milk trucks to drive on more than just certain city roads.1
Read the official explanation
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. The fee for a fluid milk products annual permit is $400. This bill strikes the restriction that limits such permitted vehicles to be operated only on primary roads and primary road extensions in cities. As such, the bill authorizes local authorities, in addition to the DOT, to issue fluid milk products annual permits. In accordance with current law, a permit must be issued by the authority responsible for the maintenance of the system of highways or streets on which operating a permitted vehicle is authorized. The bill makes fluid milk products annual permits valid for vehicles and combinations of vehicles weighing up to 136,000 pounds. The DOT is required to establish rules regarding minimum distances for axle configurations.463. The bill takes effect January 1, 2027.
Why it matters. Businesses that transport fluid milk products could operate heavier vehicles weighing up to 136,000 pounds on more types of roads. Local authorities and the department of transportation would both have the power to issue the required annual permits for these vehicles.2