2014 House Bill 5453

Increase overweight truck fines

Introduced in the House

April 17, 2014

Introduced by Rep. Robert Kosowski (D-16)

To increase the fines imposed on trucks whose weight exceeds state limits. This is part of a road funding increase proposal announced by House Speaker Jase Bolger.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

May 7, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 8, 2014

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Dan Lauwers (R-81)

To prohibit basing an overweight semi-traiker fines with a methodology that uses more than three axles.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ken Goike (R-33)

To clarify a detail of the method used to determine overweight fines.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 104 to 5 (details)

To increase the fines imposed on trucks whose weight exceeds state limits. This is part of a House road funding increase package. See in particular House Bills 5477, 5492 and 5493, which are part of a House road funding package.

Received in the Senate

May 13, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Infrastructure Modernization

Nov. 13, 2014

Amendment offered

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To increase the fines imposed on trucks whose weight exceeds state limits. This is part of a road funding increase package that includes a major fuel tax hike in House Bills 5477.

Received in the House

Nov. 13, 2014