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Bill Summary for Bill Number SB16-030 Date: 01/26/2016
Location: SCR 352
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).

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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.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cooke
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Todd
Yes
Scott
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



01:50 PM

The committee took a brief recess.