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SB 203

EnactedCrossfile HB 225
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Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products

Sponsor: Chair, Judicial Proceedings CommitteeCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Equipment and InspectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 52 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Creating an exception for vehicles carrying fluid milk products to the prohibition against driving a vehicle subject to an exceptional hauling permit on the interstate highway system; altering certain weight limits and tolerances under an exceptional hauling permit; altering the preventive maintenance documents that an individual operating under an exceptional hauling permit must possess; and altering certain record-keeping requirements and the application of certain administrative penalties under an exceptional hauling permit.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKing, AprilChief of the Motor Carrier Division, SHAOral
FAVMiddleton, GraysonlobbyistDelmarva Chicken AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVcooksey, robertMD/VA milk producersOral
FAVPEARCE, DUANEMDOT-SHA, Motor Carrier DivisionOral
FAVJones, RachelMaryland Department of AgricultureOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)
FAVWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)
FAVHough, TylerlobbyistMaryland Farm BureauWritten (PDF)
FAVCampion, LouislobbyistMaryland Motor Truck AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVCole, MollilobbyistRural Maryland CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVSoos, TeriSHAOral
FAVmiles, williamlobbyistself employedOral + Written (PDF)
FAVChair, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Chair, Judicial Proceedings CommitteeIndividualOral
FAVChair, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Chair, Judicial Proceedings CommitteeIndividualOral
FAVThompson, LindsaylobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMowlds, DeserieIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMiddleton, GraysonDelmarva Chicken AssociationRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association
FAVHough, TylerMaryland Farm BureauRegistered for: Maryland Farm Bureau
FAVCampion, LouisMaryland Motor Truck AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Motor Truck Association
FAVCole, MolliRural Maryland CouncilRegistered for: Maryland Troopers Association; Older Adults Technology Services
FAVmiles, williamself employedRegistered for: Association of Forest Industries, Inc.; Herschell Claggett, Jr.; Hunters of Maryland; Goose Chase Farm, LLC
FAVThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit