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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1712: Farm products/vehicle weight

Authorizing vehicles or combinations of vehicles carrying farm products to exceed total gross weight limits by two thousand pounds.

Summary

  • Allows a vehicle or combination of vehicles carrying farm products to exceed the weight limits in statute by up to 2,000 pounds when operating on any highway in Washington that is not part of the federal-aid interstate system.
  • Allows that vehicle weight limits established by a board of county commissioners may also be exceeded by 2,000 pounds.
  • Specifies that the additional weight allowance does not allow a vehicle or combination of vehicles to exceed any posted weight limit for a bridge.
  • States that a special permit is not required for a vehicle or combination of vehicles qualifying for these additional weight allowances.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1712), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mary Dye (R-9)
Introduced
January 29, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to authorizing vehicles or combinations of vehicles carrying farm products to exceed total gross weight limits by two thousand pounds;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mary Dye (R-9)

10 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Joe Schmick R-9Mike Chapman D-24Michelle Valdez R-26Mia Gregerson D-33Carolyn Eslick R-39Brian Blake D-19Vicki Kraft R-17Luanne Van Werven R-42Tom Dent R-13Kelly Chambers R-25

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1712 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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