NC HB 593

Author

Mitch Gillespie
1008 Legislative Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
919-733-5862
Mitchg@ncleg.net
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Bill Text

Category

Size and Weight

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State

NC

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Summary

Increases penalty for exceeding tandem trailer and semitrailer length limitations on designated road in a certain designated road in Macon County.

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Issue

Applicable to Macon County only, subjects a motor vehicle combination operated on US Route 64 between State Road 1533 and NC Highway 106 in Macon County that is in violation of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of GS 20-115.1 (setting out size limitation on motor vehicle combinations consisting of a truck tractor and two trailing units, and motor vehicle combinations consisting of a semitrailer of not more than 53 feet in length and a truck tractor that may be operated the state's highways) to the axle-group weight penalties under GS 20-118(e). Specifies that the penalties apply to the amount by which the motor vehicle combination Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) exceeds 20,000 pounds.

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Notes

Pending Committee action.

History

04/10/2023 Filed in House.
04/13/2023 Passed first reading in House. Referred to House Committee on Transportation.
05/02/2023 Withdrawn from House Committee on Transportation.
05/02/2023 Re-referred to House Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.
05/03/2023 Reported favorably by House Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.
05/03/2023 Passed second reading in House.
05/03/2023 Passed third reading in House.
05/04/2023 Passed first reading in Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate.
05/18/2023 Re-referred to Senate on Transportation. If favorable, re-refer to Senate Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate.