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Bill Enforcement of weight limits for overweight loads. Defines "aggregate". Provides that a penalty for transporting a load in excess of the registered limit of the load for the transporting vehicle does not apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles that transports aggregate if the weight of the vehicle with load does not exceed the gross weight limit and the axle weight limit by more than 10%. Provides for when the department of state revenue (department) may assess a civil penalty for a vehicle or load that is in excess of the legal weight or dimensional limits. Provides for the penalties the department may charge for a violation. Urges the legislative council to assign to the appropriate interim study committee the task of studying civil penalty assessments and the enforcement of overweight loads as it pertains to the impact on state infrastructure. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2023 HB 1204 Indiana HB 1204 (2023)
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HIGHWAYS AND ROADS
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Chris Garten
Mark Messmer
Michael Crider
Michael Karickhoff
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Indiana HB 1204 (2023) — Enforcement of weight limits for overweight loads.

Defines "aggregate". Provides that a penalty for transporting a load in excess of the registered limit of the load for the transporting vehicle does not apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles that transports aggregate if the weight of the vehicle with load does not exceed the gross weight limit and the axle weight limit by more than 10%. Provides for when the department of state revenue (department) may assess a civil penalty for a vehicle or load that is in excess of the legal weight or dimensional limits. Provides for the penalties the department may charge for a violation. Urges the legislative council to assign to the appropriate interim study committee the task of studying civil penalty assessments and the enforcement of overweight loads as it pertains to the impact on state infrastructure.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Engrossed House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Engrossed House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
  4. House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
  5. House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  6. Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • HB 1204 - Karickhoff - 3rd Reading — 971 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Chris Garten — primary (person)
  • Mark Messmer — primary (person)
  • Michael Crider — primary (person)
  • Michael Karickhoff — primary (person)
  • Ethan Manning — coauthor (person)
  • Gary Byrne — cosponsor (person)
  • James Buck — cosponsor (person)
  • Jim Pressel — coauthor (person)
  • Randall Frye — coauthor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2023-01-10 Authored by Representative Karickhoff
  • 2023-01-10 First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2023-01-12 Representatives Pressel and Manning added as coauthors
  • 2023-02-07 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2023-02-07 Representative Frye added as coauthor
  • 2023-02-09 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2023-02-13 Senate sponsors: Senators Messmer and Crider
  • 2023-02-13 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 104: yeas 97, nays 1 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2023-02-14 Referred to the Senate referral
  • 2023-02-27 First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2023-03-13 Senator Garten added as third sponsor
  • 2023-04-04 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2023-04-04 Senators Buck and Byrne added as cosponsors
  • 2023-04-06 Amendment #1 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2023-04-06 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2023-04-10 Placed back on second reading
  • 2023-04-11 Amendment #2 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2023-04-11 Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2023-04-13 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 384: yeas 47, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2023-04-14 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
  • 2023-04-18 Motion to concur filed filing
  • 2023-04-18 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 443: yeas 89, nays 1
  • 2023-04-24 Signed by the Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-25 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
  • 2023-04-26 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2023-05-01 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
  • 2023-05-01 Public Law 130 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3787c13b-eab2-4fad-a3c0-95cc56bd143b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).