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Committee approves technical change to allow haulers to hold permits for farm equipment moves
Summary
Senate Bill 496 changes a single word—replacing “dealer” with “hauler”—so that third-party haulers can obtain permits to move farm equipment; bill passed on voice vote following brief sponsor remarks.
State Representative Steve Hollowell, District 37, told the House Transportation Committee that Senate Bill 496 makes a single, targeted change to statute: it replaces the term “dealer” with “hauler” so that an outside hauler can obtain the permit necessary to transport farm equipment when hired by a dealer or farmer.
Hollowell said the dealer may still be the hauler, but the change allows farmers or dealers to use third-party haulers to move equipment without requiring the dealer to hold the permit directly. He described the measure as “just changes 1 word.”
There was no public testimony for or against the bill. Representative Carr moved for passage and the committee approved the bill by voice vote.
