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Senate committee approves higher highway speed with 70-mph cap for commercial trucks
Summary
A Senate transportation committee approved a bill to raise the maximum highway speed to 75 mph while adopting an amendment that sets a 70-mph maximum for commercial motor vehicles on controlled-access highways; the amendment had input from the trucking association and the bill passed on a voice vote.
A Senate Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs committee voted to advance a bill that raises the maximum permissible highway speed to 75 miles per hour while approving an amendment that limits commercial motor vehicles to 70 miles per hour on controlled-access highways.
An unidentified bill presenter told the committee the amendment "allows for the maximum speed limit for…
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