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CS/CS/SB 1638: Commercial Motor Vehicles

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Infrastructure and Security ; Lee

Commercial Motor Vehicles; Revising regulations applicable to owners and drivers of commercial motor vehicles; exempting persons who operate a commercial motor vehicle solely in intrastate commerce which does not transport hazardous materials in amounts that require placarding from certain requirements related to electronic logging devices and hours of service supporting documents until a specified date; revising length and load extension limitations for stinger-steered automobile transporters; providing for the calculation of specified fines for vehicles fueled by electric batteries, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/2/2019 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 725 (Ch. 2019-149) -SJ 821
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2019 Senate • Filed
3/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 212
3/13/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 212
3/26/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 03/26/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building --Not Considered
3/28/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 04/02/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
4/2/2019 Senate • CS by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 312
4/3/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Commerce and Tourism
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 04/08/19, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
• CS by Infrastructure and Security read 1st time -SJ 318
4/8/2019 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 331
4/9/2019 Senate • Now in Rules
4/18/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/23/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
4/23/2019 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 496
4/24/2019 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/25/2019 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 496
4/29/2019 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/19 -SJ 765
5/1/2019 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 765
5/2/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 821
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 725 -SJ 821
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 725 (Ch. 2019-149) -SJ 821