KY SB79 | 2011 | Regular Session

Kentucky Senate Bill 79 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Enrolled on March 4 2011 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-03-16 - signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [MS Word]

Summary

Amend KRS 186.050 to establish a three tiered weight classification system for farm trucks, consisting of the following categories: under 26,000 pounds, 26,001 to 38,000 pounds, and over 38,000 pounds; amend KRS 281.010 to clarify the definition of " interstate commerce; amend KRS 281.011 to exempt farm trucks registered under KRS 186.050(4) from the definition of "motor carrier"; amend KRS 281.605 to specify that vehicles exempted from the chapter except for safety regulations shall not be required to obtain a US DOTE number or similar number from the Transportation Cabinet; amend KRS 281.600 to clarify that the Department of Vehicle Regulation's regulatory authority extends to motor carrier transportation and limit certain regulatory authority of the cabinet; amend KRS 281.730 to define Kentucky's planting and harvesting season as being year round for the purposes of providing a limited exemption to farm truck operators regarding hours of service reporting and limits.

Title

AN ACT relating to the operation of motor vehicles.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-16		signed by Governor
2011-03-04		delivered to Governor
2011-03-04		enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
2011-03-04		passed 37-0
2011-03-04		Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
2011-03-04		posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
2011-03-03		received in Senate
2011-03-03		3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
2011-03-02		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 3, 2011
2011-03-02		2nd reading, to Rules
2011-03-01		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
2011-02-24		posted in committee
2011-02-18		to Transportation (H)
2011-02-17		received in House
2011-02-16		3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), and floor amendment (1)
2011-02-15		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 16, 2011
2011-02-14		floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2011-02-11		2nd reading, to Rules
2011-02-10		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
2011-02-01		to Transportation (S)
2011-01-07		introduced in Senate