Indiana House Bill 1447 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-1)
Status: Passed on April 24 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-04-24 - Public Law 154
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Transportation of agricultural commodities. Provides that definition of "farm product" does not include: (1) lumber; (2) logs; (3) wood chips; (4) bark; or (5) sawdust. Modifies the definition of "overweight divisible load". Provides that an owner of a "carrier, shipper, or other party" may not cause or knowingly permit a vehicle to: (1) exceed certain size or weight restrictions; and (2) be operated upon a highway. Specifies that certain infractions concerning vehicle size and weight are Class C infractions. Prohibits the bureau of motor vehicles from assessing points under the point system for violations of commercial size and weight limitations

Transportation of agricultural commodities. Provides that definition of "farm product" does not include: (1) lumber; (2) logs; (3) wood chips; (4) bark; or (5) sawdust. Modifies the definition of "overweight divisible load". Provides that an owner of a "carrier, shipper, or other party" may not cause or knowingly permit a vehicle to: (1) exceed certain size or weight restrictions; and (2) be operated upon a highway. Specifies that certain infractions concerning vehicle size and weight are Class C infractions. Prohibits the bureau of motor vehicles from assessing points under the point system for violations of commercial size and weight limitations

Rep. William Friend [R]	Rep. Robert Cherry [R]	Rep. Randall Frye [R]	Rep. Mike Braun [R]
Sen. Erin Houchin [R]	Sen. Michael Crider [R]	Sen. Blake Doriot [R]	Sen. Jean Leising [R]
Sen. David Niezgodski [D]	Sen. Dennis Kruse [R]

2017-04-10 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-21 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-21 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2017-02-15 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-24	House	Public Law 154
2017-04-24	House	Signed by the Governor
2017-04-24	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2017-04-20	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2017-04-19	House	Signed by the Speaker
2017-04-10	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 437: yeas 95, nays 0
2017-04-06	House	Motion to concur filed
2017-03-29	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2017-03-28	Senate	Senator Kruse added as cosponsor
2017-03-28	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 313: yeas 50, nays 0
2017-03-27	Senate	Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor
2017-03-27	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2017-03-23	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2017-03-21	Senate	Senator Leising added as cosponsor
2017-02-23	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
2017-02-22	House	Referred to the Senate
2017-02-21	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Houchin, Crider and Doriot
2017-02-21	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 179: yeas 96, nays 0
2017-02-20	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2017-02-16	House	Representative Braun added as coauthor
2017-02-16	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2017-01-31	House	Representative Frye added as coauthor
2017-01-18	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
2017-01-18	House	Coauthored by Representative Cherry
2017-01-18	House	Authored by Representative Friend

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1447/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/a/f/9/5af9e960/HB1447.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/3/2/c/032cfe30/HB1447.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/1/c/4/11c475c3/HB1447.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/1/c/2/11c2fab2/HB1447.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/7/8/a/a78ae7f3/HB1447.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/c/4/b/1c4bf94f/HB1447.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/a/2/c/2a2c0ed2/HB1447.04.ENRS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/c/0/f/4c0f9c66/HB1447.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/5/f/5/45f56578/HB1447.179.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/6/2/6/06266362/HB1447.02.COMH.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/3/a/6/63a63608/HB1447.313.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/e/a/e/beaec207/HB1447.437.pdf