SB 1298
Modifies provisions relating to cotton trailers
Sponsor:
LR Number:
4984S.02P
Last Action:
5/1/2024 - H Calendar Senate Bills for Third Reading (In Fiscal Review)
Journal Page:
Title:
SS SB 1298
Effective Date:
August 28, 2024
House Handler:

Current Bill Summary

SS/SB 1298 - This act increases, from 40mph to 65mph, the maximum speed at which cotton trailers may travel, and repeals a requirement that cotton trailers be used exclusively for transporting cotton.

The act also provides that cotton trailers shall not be in violation of the law regulating the securing of loads, provided certain conditions are met and no portion of the load becomes dislodged and falls from the cotton trailer.

ERIC VANDER WEERD