Indiana House Bill 1204 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Passed on May 1 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-01 - Public Law 130
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Enforcement of weight limits for overweight loads. Defines "aggregate". Provides that a penalty for transporting a load in excess of the registered limit of the load for the transporting vehicle does not apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles that transports aggregate if the weight of the vehicle with load does not exceed the gross weight limit and the axle weight limit by more than 10%. Provides for when the department of state revenue (department) may assess a civil penalty for a vehicle or load that is in excess of the legal weight or dimensional limits. Provides for the penalties the department may charge for a violation. Urges the legislative council to assign to the appropriate interim study committee the task of studying civil penalty assessments and the enforcement of overweight loads as it pertains to the impact on state infrastructure.

Enforcement of weight limits for overweight loads.

Rep. Michael Karickhoff [R]	Rep. Jim Pressel [R]	Rep. Ethan Manning [R]	Rep. Randall Frye [R]
Sen. Mark Messmer [R]	Sen. Michael Crider [R]	Sen. Chris Garten [R]	Sen. James Buck [R]
Sen. Gary Byrne [R]

2023-04-18 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 89 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2023-04-13 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 97 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-01	House	Public Law 130
2023-05-01	House	Signed by the Governor
2023-04-26	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2023-04-25	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2023-04-24	House	Signed by the Speaker
2023-04-18	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 443: yeas 89, nays 1
2023-04-18	House	Motion to concur filed
2023-04-14	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2023-04-13	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 384: yeas 47, nays 0
2023-04-11	Senate	Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed
2023-04-11	Senate	Amendment #2 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote
2023-04-10	Senate	Placed back on second reading
2023-04-06	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2023-04-06	Senate	Amendment #1 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote
2023-04-04	Senate	Senators Buck and Byrne added as cosponsors
2023-04-04	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-03-13	Senate	Senator Garten added as third sponsor
2023-02-27	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
2023-02-14	House	Referred to the Senate
2023-02-13	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 104: yeas 97, nays 1
2023-02-13	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Messmer and Crider
2023-02-09	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-02-07	House	Representative Frye added as coauthor
2023-02-07	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-01-12	House	Representatives Pressel and Manning added as coauthors
2023-01-10	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
2023-01-10	House	Authored by Representative Karickhoff

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1204/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1204/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1204/#2.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1204/#3.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1204/#4.ENGS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1204/#5.ENGS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1204/#6.ENRS
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1204/#H104
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1204/#S384
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1204/#H443