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Committee approves annual permits for recurring commercial loads to reduce repeat permitting
Summary
House Bill 132 allows annual permits for specified recurring commercial loads — including prefabricated buildings, panels, trusses and an annual option for baled hay — to reduce permit administration and repeated permit purchases by carriers. The committee approved the bill 5–0.
House Bill 132, intended to streamline permitting for recurring commercial loads, was reported do pass by the Senate Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee on a 5–0 roll call.
Representative Scott Smith, who presented the bill, said the measure creates annual permits for certain commonly transported goods. He told the committee that existing law already allows a 90‑day permit for forest products and baled hay at $50; the bill preserves that option and adds a one‑year permit (cited in discussion at $200) for operators who transport hay year‑round. The bill also authorizes an annual…
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