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Committee backs draft fix to prevent unintended truck emissions testing
Summary
The Transportation Interim Committee unanimously recommended support for draft language that would undo an inadvertent emissions-testing trigger tied to a recent vehicle-weight change, while clarifying the tax treatment for affected vehicles.
Representative Okerlund introduced draft legislation intended to correct an unintended effect of a recently enacted weight threshold change for vehicle registration and taxes. The committee voted to favorably support the draft for consideration in a potential special session.
The sponsor said the earlier bill — “Bill 272” — had raised the gross vehicle weight threshold from 12,000 pounds to 14,000 pounds to change the tax treatment for medium‑duty vehicles. Representative Okerlund said the change “inadvertently … triggered … vehicle emissions testing for those trucks,” and that the affected heavier vehicles lacked the onboard diagnostic equipment…
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