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H201 • 2025

Route 25/70 Vehicle Trailer Restrictions.

Route 25/70 Vehicle Trailer Restrictions.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Pless
Last action
2025-03-12
Official status
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Route 25/70 Vehicle Trailer Restrictions.

H201-SMSU-3(e1)-v-5 (2025-03-12): Route 25/70 Vehicle Trailer Restrictions.

What This Bill Does

  • H201-SMSU-3(e1)-v-5 (2025-03-12): Route 25/70 Vehicle Trailer Restrictions.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025 -2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 201: Route 25/70 Vehicle Trailer Restrictions.

  • 2025 -2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 201: Route 25/70 Vehicle Trailer Restrictions.
  • Committee: House Transportation.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: March 12, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Pless Prepared by: Wendy Ray Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H201-SMSU-3(e1)-v-5* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and do es not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-12 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2025-03-12 House

    Reptd Fav

  3. 2025-02-26 House

    Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  4. 2025-02-26 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  5. 2025-02-25 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H201-SMSU-3(e1)-v-5
(2025-03-12): Route 25/70 Vehicle Trailer Restrictions.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 201

Short Title: Route 25/70 Vehicle Trailer Restrictions. (Local)
Sponsors: Representative Pless.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Transportation, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
February 26, 2025
*H201-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO RESTRICT MOTOR VEHICLE TRAILER COMBINATIONS ON U.S. ROUTE 2
25/70 IN MADISON COUNTY. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. A motor vehicle combination consisting of a trailer in excess of 30 feet 5
or a motor vehicle and trailer combination in excess of 48 total feet may not be operated on the 6
following designated route: 7
(1) The portion of U.S. Route 25/70 beginning in Madison County at the 8
intersection of N.C. Highway 213 and continuing northerly until the 9
intersection of U.S. Route 25/70 and N.C. Highway 208. 10
(2) The portion of U.S. Route 25/70 beginning at the intersection of N.C. 11
Highway 208 and continuing westerly to the Tennessee state line. 12
SECTION 2. The penalties for a violation of Section 1 of this act shall be the same 13
as those set forth in subsections (h) and (i) of G.S. 20-115.1. 14
SECTION 3. This act applies only to Madison County. 15
SECTION 4. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses 16
committed on or after that date. 17