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House passes HB 57 after debate and amendments to exempt some agricultural axle weights and adjust liability rules
Summary
The Utah House approved HB 57, adopting three sponsor amendments that add a limited axle‑weight exemption for agricultural haulers and a liability carve‑out for employees compelled by employers to drive overweight trucks; the bill passed 55‑13 and will go to the Senate.
Representative Fox moved the floor amendments to House Bill 57 and defended a new agricultural axle exemption that would allow a limited 2,000‑pound tandem‑axle allowance on state highways (not interstates), saying farmers and livestock haulers lack easy access to scales and animals can shift during transit. "They do not have access to scales," Fox said, arguing the change aligns state policy with what is legal on some Colorado and…
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