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CT SB01078

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/1/2013

Primary Sponsor

Commerce Committee

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Origin

Senate

2013 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases the maximum gross vehicle weight limit for vehicles or combinations of vehicle and trailer/semitrailer hauling agricultural commodities from 99,000 pounds to 100,000 pounds, effective October 1, 2013.

  • Extends the increased weight allowance to bulk milk pickup tankers and agricultural commodity hauling vehicles, provided they comply with federal-aid highway amendments of 1974 (23 USC 101 et seq.).

  • Maintains existing axle weight limits of 22,400 pounds on single axles or 18,000 pounds on axles spaced less than six feet apart.

  • Preserves all other vehicle weight classifications and limits for two-axle, three-axle, and multi-axle vehicles.

Legislative Description

An Act Increasing The Gross Vehicle Weight Of Vehicles Hauling Agricultural Commodities.

Last Action

House Calendar Number 493

5/2/2013

Committee Referrals

Transportation3/14/2013
Commerce3/7/2013

Full Bill Text

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