H 3558 General Bill, By Ott, Toole, George, Hayes and Finlay
Summary: Maximum gross weight of vehicles
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-4140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OF VEHICLES, COMBINATIONS OF VEHICLES, AND THEIR LOADS THAT ARE PERMITTED TO TRAVEL ALONG THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT COTTON MODULAR VEHICLES ARE EXEMPT FROM AXLE SPACING REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION, AND TO ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM WEIGHT FOR THESE VEHICLES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 57-3-160, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THAT ALLOW COTTON MODULAR VEHICLES TO OPERATE ALONG THE STATE'S PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT PROVIDES THAT THE PERMIT MUST BE CARRIED ON THESE VEHICLES.
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02/11/15	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 6)
02/11/15	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 6)
03/24/15	House	Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 42)
03/25/15	House	Amended (House Journal-page 2)
03/25/15	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 32)
03/25/15	House	Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 32)
03/26/15	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 15)
03/26/15	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12)
03/26/15	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 12)