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House passes substitute bill tightening overweight-vehicle enforcement after heated debate
Summary
After extended debate and failed amendments over thresholds and fairness to carriers, the House passed substitute House Bill 91 to clarify fines for overweight vehicles and provide enforcement discretion; supporters cited infrastructure protection while opponents warned of undue burden on trucking operations.
The Utah House voted on substitute House Bill 91, a revision to the state's overweight-vehicle enforcement framework, after extended floor debate over where fines should begin and how discretion at scale houses should be applied.
Sponsor Representative Bodley defended the substitute, saying the bill largely mirrors current treatment under the judicial council's bail schedule and enforcement practice: "the way the law is now and under the bail bond schedule ... this is exactly the way it's being dealt with at the present…
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