Overweight permits; vehicles for hauling Virginia-grown farm produce over bridges and culverts.
Summary
Provides that no five-axle-combination vehicle shall be issued an overweight permit for hauling Virginia-grown farm produce unless such vehicle has no less than 42 feet of axle space between extreme axles. The bill provides that no vehicle issued an overweight permit for hauling Virginia-grown farm produce shall cross any bridge or culvert in the Commonwealth if the gross weight of such vehicle is greater than the amount posted for the bridge or culvert as its carrying capacity. Current law requires specific weight limitations based upon axle weights or axle spacing. This bill is identical to
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2018
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2017
Last action Mar 12, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment from Appropriations agreed to
legislature
Feb 23, 2018
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation
legislature
Feb 22, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Dec 1, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Dec 1, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100733D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JA
John A. Cosgrove, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
AB
A. Benton "Ben" Chafin
RRepublican
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