s_tra_2016a_2016-01-26t13:31:00z1 Hearing Summary
Date: 01/26/2016
Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB16-030
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
| Votes: View--> | Action Taken: |
| Refer Senate Bill 16-030 to the Committee on Appro | PASS |
01:40 PM -- SB16-030
Senator Hodge, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 16-030. Under current law, individuals convicted of violating motor vehicle weight limits or the terms of overweight permits must pay a variable penalty and a surcharge, depending on the level of excess weight. This bill changes the variable surcharge rate to a flat 16 percent of the penalty for all violations. Senator Hodge distributed an example of a motor vehicle weight violation citation (Attachment A).
15SenTrans0126AtatchA.pdf
01:44 PM -- Greg Fulton, representing Colorado Motor Carriers Association, testified in support of the bill.
| BILL: | SB16-030 | |
| TIME: | 01:48:40 PM | |
| MOVED: | Todd | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 16-030 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | |
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Cooke
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Todd
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Yes
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Scott
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Yes
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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01:50 PM
The committee took a brief recess.