TRANSPORTATION: Creates an overweight permit to transport earthen material for government funded levee projects (EN +$50,000 SD EX See Note)
This bill creates a special permit allowing vehicles to carry extra weight when transporting soil for government-funded levee projects. It directly affects contractors and logistics teams working on these specific infrastructure repairs by authorizing them to exceed standard weight limits safely. The legislation modifies existing transportation laws to include these new rules and clarifies the legal sections where this authority is granted.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed Jun 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2024 · House Mar 25, 2024
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
May 16, 2024
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 87, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
lower
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 29, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (9-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryan Fontenot
RRepublican
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