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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 259

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Relating to: operation of farm tractors on highways.

Farm and farming — Machinery Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration Recreation Transportation, department of — Vehicles

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a farm tractor may be operated on a highway without being

registered with the Department of Transportation (DOT) if the farm tractor is used

exclusively in agricultural operations or used exclusively to provide power to drive

other machinery or to transport from job to job machinery driven by a tractor. Under

this bill, a farm tractor may also be operated on a highway without being registered

with DOT if the tractor is used for special occasions such as display or parade

purposes.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Czaja (R) , Hulsey (D) , Jacque (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Schraa (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Wright (D)

8 cosponsors

Grothman (R) , Gudex (R) , Hansen (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Schultz (R) , Vinehout (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 1

Passed 14–1 Mar 7, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jun 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Wright, Schraa, Czaja, Berceau, Ohnstad, Hulsey and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Grothman, Lassa, Vinehout, Schultz, Lehman, L. Taylor and Gudex

  2. Jun 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Aug 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 1

  6. Mar 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  7. Mar 10, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Jacque

  8. Mar 17, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Vruwink

  9. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1