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KS SB17

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Vehicles hauling grain or seasonally harvested products during normal harvest season may exceed standard weight limits by 10% (tandem, triple, or quad axles) or 12.5% (single rear axle), up to a maximum of 90,000 pounds gross weight

  • Weight exemption applies only to transport within 50 miles from field to storage, market, or stockpile, or from stockpile to market or factory

  • Exemption does not apply to the national system of interstate and defense highways

  • Amends K.S.A. 8-1909, which governs gross weight limitations based on axle configuration and spacing for vehicles operating on Kansas highways

Legislative Description

Excepting haulers of grain and certain other agricultural goods from gross weight limitations for vehicles.

Last Action

Senate Hearing: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 546-S

1/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Transportation1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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