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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 440

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Relating to: permits for the overweight transport of certain fluid milk products. (FE)

Bus and truck — Taxation or registration Dairy product Transportation department of — Roads

  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

This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to issue annual or

consecutive month permits for the transportation of fluid milk product in vehicle

combinations that exceed general highway weight limitations. In general, a permit

may authorize the operation of a vehicle that exceeds the general highway weight

limitations by up to 18,000 pounds, subject to a maximum weight of 98,000 pounds.

The bill also prohibits DOT from imposing different conditions for these permits for

different fluid milk products. “Fluid milk product” is defined under the bill to include

raw milk and liquid milk products and byproducts, including liquid whey and whey

byproducts.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Born (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Edming (R) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Krug (R) , Kurtz (R) , Magnafici (R) , Mursau (R) , Nedweski (R) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Penterman (R) , Schmidt (R) , Sortwell (R) , Stubbs (D)

7 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Cowles (R) , Feyen (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Testin (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Jan 4, 2024 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Jan 4, 2024 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. Sep 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Schmidt, Armstrong, Born, C. Anderson, Edming, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Krug, Magnafici, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Sortwell and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Feyen, Marklein, Nass and Testin

  2. Sep 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture

  3. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kurtz

  4. Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 21, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Dec 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 4, 2024 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  8. Jan 4, 2024 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  9. Jan 4, 2024 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Jan 23, 2024 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 10:19 AM on 1-25-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  11. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  12. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1