H4428 • 2025

An Act relative to modernizing permitting for the transportation of certain loads

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Sponsor: William C. Galvin
Last action: 2025-12-24
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to modernizing permitting for the transportation of certain loads

An Act relative to modernizing permitting for the transportation of certain loads By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William C.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to modernizing permitting for the transportation of certain loads By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William C.
Galvin relative to permitting for the transportation of certain loads.
Transportation.
Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

2025-12-24 House
Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2025-09-26 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
2025-08-18 Senate
Senate concurred
2025-08-14 House
Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Transportation
2025-07-23 House
Referred to the committee on House Rules

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to modernizing permitting for the transportation of certain loads
By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William C. Galvin relative to permitting for the transportation of certain loads. Transportation.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill H.4428

SECTION 1.

Section 30A of Chapter 85 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, shall be amended by inserting the following paragraph at the end thereof:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the weight threshold for determination of a superload shall be those vehicles at or in excess of one hundred and ninety-nine thousand pounds gross vehicle weight. The department shall also implement an application and fee schedule for expedited superload permits authorized under this section. A superload permit may include conditions and terms as determined by the Administrator; provided further, that allowances shall be made for escort flexibility, where practicable, and engineering studies conducted not older than 12 months prior. For purposes of this section, a “superload” is defined as any vehicle or combination of vehicles which exceed 14 feet in width; or 14 feet in height or greater; or greater than 115 feet in length; or 199,000 pounds or greater in gross vehicle weight; or a combination of the above.

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