Mimi Walters
- Republican
Author
Existing law generally prohibits a vehicle from exceeding a length of 40 feet, and a combination of vehicles from exceeding a total length of 65 feet, with various specific exceptions. Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation or local authorities, with regard to highways under their respective jurisdiction, to issue a special permit authorizing the operation of a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck tractor semitrailer combination with a maximum length from kingpin to rearmost axle measurement of not more than 46 feet, if the trailers are used exclusively or primarily in connection with motorsports, as defined. This bill would instead exempt, until January 1, 2016, a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck tractor semitrailer combination with a kingpin to rearmost axle measurement limit of not more than 46 feet, a trailer length of not more than 56 feet, and used exclusively or primarily in connection with motorsports, as defined, to operate on the National Network, transition routes, as well as on any other routes authorized for that purpose by the Department of Transportation in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol. The bill would require the Department of Transportation to conduct a field test of the truck tractor semitrailer combination authorized under the bill for motorsport trucks with a trailer length of 56 feet to evaluate their performance on various segments of the National Network and transition routes. The bill would also require the Department of Transportation, no later than January 1, 2014, to submit a report to the Legislature that includes the results of the field test and a recommendation, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, as to whether the 56 foot trailer length should be reauthorized.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 292, Statutes of 2012.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4683.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
(Corrected August 27.)
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6066.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 16).
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
(Corrected July 2.)
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 25).
Hearing postponed by committee.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 2. Page 3553.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing May 14.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3314.) (April 24).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.
Set for hearing April 24.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 10.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1174 | HTML |
| 02/22/12 - Introduced | |
| 04/12/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/01/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/27/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/23/12 - Enrolled | |
| 09/11/12 - Chaptered |
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