BILL · 2013–14 SESSION
SB 5944: Vehicle load permits
Concerning special permits and signage for certain overheight or overwidth vehicle loads.
Summary
- WSDOT and local governments are prohibited from issuing an over-legal load permit for a vehicle moving a load that exceeds the actual minimum clearance height or width of a bridge on the proposed route. All structures over or across any public highway that provide less than 16 feet of clearance from the roadway must be signed with a low clearance sign indicating the height of the structure.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedMay 31, 2013
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Senator (R-6)
- Introduced
- May 31, 2013 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 2014
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to special permits and signage for certain overheight or overwidth vehicle loads;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Senator (R-6)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Transportation.
SB 5944 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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