Delaware Senate Bill 160 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-5)
Status: Passed on May 8 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-08 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

The bill would increase the weight limit for live-haul poultry trucks operating on Delaware highways within 100 miles of the plant in order to accommodate the poultry industry and ensure public safety. In addition, the bill would provide for a weight variance of 3 percent to account for variations in bird weight. Live-haul poultry trucks are granted the increased weight limit and associated variance provided that these trucks are in compliance with several conditions aimed at ensuring public safety. Provided these conditions are met, this bill would allow a live-haul poultry truck to weigh up to 92,700 pounds before any penalty is assessed for exceeding weight restrictions. The weight variance provided for in this bill is the same weight variance granted to vehicles used for farm operations by 4502(c)(9) of Title 21.

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Gross Vehicle Weight Of Live-haul Poultry Trucks.

Sen. Robert Venables [D]	Rep. John Atkins [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]
Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Sen. David Lawson [R]	Sen. Ernesto Lopez [R]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]
Sen. Gary Simpson [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Timothy Dukes [R]
Rep. Harvey Kenton [R]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Rep. Harold Peterman [R]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]
Sen. David Wilson [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Spiegelman [R]	Rep. Ronald Gray [R]

2014-04-08 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2014-03-18 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-08	Senate	Signed by Governor
2014-04-08	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-04-02	House	Reported Out of Committee (AGRICULTURE) in House with 6 Favorable
2014-03-19	House	Introduced and Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House
2014-03-18	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-03-18	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-03-18	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Introduced in Senate
2014-01-30	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2014-01-14	Senate	Assigned to Highways & Transportation Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/bc9b14a68d777b1885257b5f006a2993?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+160/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/SB+160/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/425e8e72056674dd85257c9f006ea8d3?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/c042d9b9ec77cf5b85257cb40071f2e2?OpenDocument