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House circles overweight‑truck penalty bill after debate over civil fines and fiscal data
Summary
Representatives debated House Bill 91, a bill to deter overweight trucks and direct civil penalties to the transportation fund; members raised concerns about double penalties, comparative fines in neighboring states, and the fiscal basis for a DOT $10 million damage estimate; the House circled (deferred) the bill for further information.
Lawmakers on the Utah House floor considered House Bill 91, a measure aimed at deterring overweight trucks on state highways by establishing civil penalties that would flow to the transportation fund. The sponsor described the bill as part of a package intended to reduce annual roadway damage and said the Department of Transportation ‘‘estimates that there's about $10,000,000 damage done annually…
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