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HB164 • 2025

Highways, bridges, and ferries; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; repeal automatic repeal provisions

Highways, bridges, and ferries; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; repeal automatic repeal provisions

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Meeks, Steven
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
House Date Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the repeal of automatic repeal provisions but does not define the specific weight limits or commodities involved, leaving those details to existing statutes referenced by Title 32.

HB164: Making Weight Limit Exceptions Permanent for Certain Trucks

This law makes a special rule permanent that allows trucks carrying specific goods to be slightly heavier than usual on certain roads in Georgia.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the automatic end date from rules allowing weight limit exceptions for vehicles hauling certain commodities within specific areas of the state.
  • Allows local law enforcement officers to enforce these vehicle weight provisions.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Truck drivers hauling certain commodities in designated parts of Georgia.
  • Local law enforcement officers responsible for enforcing traffic and weight laws.

Terms To Know

Allowable variance
A special permission that lets a vehicle carry more weight than the standard legal limit.
Automatic repeal provision
A rule in a law that makes it stop working on its own after a set date or event.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not list the specific commodities allowed under this weight exception.
  • The exact geographic areas where these rules apply are not detailed in the summary provided.
  • The bill does not specify how much extra weight is permitted beyond standard limits.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Georgia General Assembly

    House Date Signed by Governor

Official Summary Text

Highways, bridges, and ferries; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; repeal automatic repeal provisions