California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 478 — Vehicles: length limitations: livestock vehicles.

Last action — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. 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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Summary

Existing law generally prohibits a vehicle from exceeding a length of 40 feet, and a combination of vehicles from exceeding a total length of 65 feet, with various specific exceptions. Existing law exempts from these requirements a truck tractor and semitrailer combination, when operating on certain highways qualified by the United States Secretary of Transportation for that use or when using routes appropriately identified by the Department of Transportation or local authorities, if the semitrailer does not exceed 53 feet in length and, if configured with 2 or more axles, the rearmost axle is 40 feet or less from the kingpin, or when configured with a single axle, the axle is 38 feet or less from the kingpin. This bill would additionally exempt a truck tractor and semitrailer combination that exceeds these length requirements if the vehicle is designed and used exclusively to transport livestock, the semitrailer does not exceed a total length of 53 feet, and the design of the semitrailer prohibits the owner or operator from configuring the axles to meet the kingpin-to-axle length requirements described above.

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Action History

  1. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. Set for hearing May 7.

  3. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  4. Set for hearing April 16.

  5. Referred to Com. on T. & H.

  6. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  7. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Cannella · Primary

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  • Cannella

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 478 do?
Existing law generally prohibits a vehicle from exceeding a length of 40 feet, and a combination of vehicles from exceeding a total length of 65 feet, with various specific exceptions. Existing law exempts from these requirements a truck tractor and semitrailer combination, when operating on certain highways qualified by the United States Secretary of Transportation for that use or when using routes appropriately identified by the Department of Transportation or local authorities, if the semitrailer does not exceed 53 feet in length and, if configured with 2 or more axles, the rearmost axle is 40 feet or less from the kingpin, or when configured with a single axle, the axle is 38 feet or less from the kingpin. This bill would additionally exempt a truck tractor and semitrailer combination that exceeds these length requirements if the vehicle is designed and used exclusively to transport livestock, the semitrailer does not exceed a total length of 53 feet, and the design of the semitrailer prohibits the owner or operator from configuring the axles to meet the kingpin-to-axle length requirements described above.
Who sponsors SB 478?
SB 478 is sponsored by Cannella.
What is the current status of SB 478?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. 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.
Where can I track SB 478?
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