Introduced
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To increase the maximum allowable length for a truck tractor, semitrailer and trailer, or truck tractor and 2 semitrailers, from 59 feet to 65 feet on all Michigan highways, rather than just on the 8,753 miles of "designated" highways (which include almost all major highways).
Referred to the Committee on Transportation
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that would eliminate judicial discretion and require that a court assess civil fines if it determined that a truck's total weight or the load distribution to various axles exceeded legal limits, and which requires a person who weighs a truck checking for weight limit violations to be certified by the state police.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To strike out certain revisions to truck weight violation penalties, and a provision removing judicial discretion in levying fines for such violations.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not contain a provision requiring a person who weighs a truck for weight limit violations to be certified by the state police.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To revise the penalties on overweight trucks depending on whether a truck's total weight or the weight distribution to various axles exceeds legal limits, with a provision clarifying weight violations involving the use of a lift axle.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 68 to 33 (details)
To increase the maximum allowable length for a truck tractor, semitrailer and trailer, or truck tractor and 2 semitrailers, from 59 feet to 65 feet on all Michigan highways, rather than just on the 8,753 miles of "designated" highways (which include almost all major highways). Also, to revise the penalties on overweight trucks depending on whether a truck's total weight or the weight distribution to various axles exceeds legal limits, and to establish a sliding fee schedule depending on the amount of excessive weight.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not allow the longer trucks on all state highways. See Senate-passed bill for details.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 32 to 4 (details)
To allow construction dump trucks on local roads to be up to 65 feet long, rather than the current maximum of 59 feet. Also, to revise the penalties on overweight trucks depending on whether a truck's total weight or the weight distribution to various axles exceeds legal limits, with a cap on the fines levied per overweight axle, and a provision clarifying weight violations involving the use of a lift axle.
Passed in the House 96 to 10 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
