Alaska 33rd Legislature (2023-2024) Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HB 305 — An Act relating to vehicle weight limits; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (H) L&C REFERRAL ADDED AFTER TRA

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill establishes new weight limits for vehicles on highways and sets provisions for permit fees associated with exceeding those limits.

  • AS 19.10.060

    (d) Except as provided in AS 19.10.065, the loaded gross weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles on a highway under the department's jurisdiction may not exceed 140,000 pounds without a permit issued in accordance with this section.

    This adds a new weight limit for vehicles on state highways.

  • AS 19.10.060

    (e) The department shall charge a fee for a permit to exceed the weight in (d) of this section to offset the costs to the state to keep the roadway surface and other roadway structures, including bridges, in a condition to accommodate heavy loads and the administrative costs related to issuing the permits and conducting enforcement.

    This establishes a fee system for permits to exceed the new weight limit.

  • AS 19.10.065(a)

    the weight limit in AS 19.10.060(d) → the weight limit in AS 19.10.060(d) unless the implement is the load of another vehicle.

    This clarifies that implements of husbandry are exempt from the weight limit unless they are loaded on another vehicle.

  • AS 45.75.131(a)

    violates the terms of an overweight or oversize vehicle permit issued under AS 19.10.060 [AS 19.10.060(b)]; → violates the terms of an overweight or oversize vehicle permit issued under AS 19.10.060;

    This updates the citation reference for permit violations to remove the old reference.

  • AS 45.75.131(a)

    (4) violates the weight limit in AS 19.10.060(d);

    This explicitly includes violations of the new weight limit in enforcement provisions.

Action History

  1. (H) L&C REFERRAL ADDED AFTER TRA

  2. (H) REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

  3. (H) TRA

  4. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (64)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 305?
HB 305 is sponsored by Ashley Carrick (D).
What is the current status of HB 305?
This bill died with 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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