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Committee carries over bill on medium‑speed vehicles after safety, definition and implementation questions
Summary
Senators discussed defining and permitting medium‑speed vehicles (MSVs) for operation on roads posted 45 mph or less, raised safety and manufacturing‑origin concerns, and carried the bill over for staff cleanup language.
Senators at a Transportation subcommittee hearing heard detailed testimony about Senate Bill S387, which would create a new classification for medium‑speed vehicles (MSVs) and allow on‑road operation on highways posted 45 miles per hour or less under specified safety and titling conditions. Committee members carried the bill over to allow staff to draft cleanup language.
Senator Kimbrell's bill defines an MSV as a vehicle that must meet certain design and safety standards and be titled and insured like a conventional vehicle. David Owens summarized the proposal: "Essentially, an MSV may be operated only on a highway posted 45 miles an hour or less and an MSV must meet the federal safety standards for low speed vehicles." The bill would disallow homemade conversions and allow local governments and the Department of Transportation to adopt more restrictive…
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