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TransportationAppendix A.
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State |
Bill |
Status |
Description |
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Alabama |
HB 33 |
Failed |
Removes requirement that social security number be printed on commercial driver's license. |
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SB 8 |
Failed |
Enforces a 65 mph speed limit for truck tractors, semi-trailers and trailer combinations. Requires such vehicles to travel in the right lane on highways. | |
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HB 554 |
Failed |
Would require and provide for commercial driver's license learner's permits and would provide further qualifications for commercial driver's license and commercial driver's license learner's permits. Modifies provisions for out-of-service order violations and railroad crossing violations. Prohibits masking convictions. | |
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Alaska |
HB 124 |
Passed |
Relates to commercial motor vehicle drivers and their employers and to railroad-highway grade crossings; and providing for an effective date. |
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Arkansas |
SB 219 |
Passed |
Amends various laws concerning commercial driver's licenses and to repeal the requirement for an annual inspection for certain commercial motor vehicles. Makes it a class A misdemeanor to knowingly applying for a commercial driver's license through fraudulent application or assisting the fraudulent application. |
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HB 2343 |
Passed |
Amends the commercial drivers license act to comply with federal requirements. Revises DUI provision for CMVs so that the BAC level needed for conviction is .04. Adds additional requirements for school bus endorsements. Adds additional CDL application procedures. Adds disqualification offense for CDL holders for driving while intoxicated; leaving the scene of an accident; using a CMV for a felony; driving while revoked, suspended, canceled or disqualified; causing a fatality through the negligent operation of a CMV; and using a CMV for the manufacture or distribution of drugs. Amends the length of disqualification for serious violations. Adds disqualification for railroad crossing violations. Requires disqualification for violations of out-of-service orders. Prohibits courts from deferring sentences for CDL holders for traffic violations. | |
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California |
AB 575 |
Pending |
Would require a motor carrier, as defined, operating a vehicle or combination of vehicles on the highway and transporting the above described materials or substances, to ensure that each vehicle is equipped with a device that enables a peace officer, the carrier or driver to immediately disable the vehicle by one or more specific methods and to ensure, as applicable, that each vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting these materials or substances maintains a two-way communication devices as defined, that allows the driver immediate communication with the motor carrier or motor carrier representative. Because a violation of the Vehicle Code governing these provisions currently is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program by expanding the scope of that crime. |
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Colorado |
HB 1071 |
Passed |
Requires that enforcement officials who perform commercial vehicle safety inspections be certified by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance to perform Level I inspections. |
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SB 46 |
Passed |
Concerns the speed limit for single rear axle vehicles that are in the business of transporting trash. | |
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SB 54 |
Passed |
Eliminates requirements that certain permits be carried in the vehicles for which they are issued if peace officers or other enforcement officials can determine that the permits can be electronically verified at the time of contact; and allows the Department of Transportation to issue annual fleet permits for excess size and weight vehicles. | |
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Connecticut |
HB 5702 |
Failed |
Increases the fine for CMV left lane violations from $88 to $125. |
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HB 5982 |
Failed |
Reduces the speed limit for truck tractor trailers from 65 mph to 55 mph. | |
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SB 283 |
Failed |
Requires urinalysis drug testing as a condition for the issuance of commercial driver's licenses and learner's permits. | |
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Delaware |
HB 25 |
Passed |
Enables state colleges, universities, high schools and those under contract with the Department of Education to conduct driver education classes without obtaining a commercial driver training school license as long as the curriculum is approved and given by certified teachers. Also requires the Division of Motor Vehicles to give written and road tests to those course graduates who are age 18 or older, since they do not have the benefit of supervised driving under the law. |
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Florida |
SB 614 |
Passed |
Requires driving records of nonpublic sector bus drivers to be checked for suspended or revoked licenses; clarifies applicablity of requirements that school buses purchased after specified date be equipped with safety belts or other restraints; provides that private school students may ride on public school buses and public school students may ride on private schools buses, subject to specified conditions. |
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HB 1103 |
Other |
Requires driving records of nonpublic sector bus drivers to be checked for suspended or revoked licenses. Same as SB 614. | |
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Georgia |
HB 353 |
Carried Over |
Reduces the speed limit for trucks to 10 mph below the posted speed limit for other drivers. |
|
SB 173 |
Passed |
Amends Georgia law to comply with federal CMV requirements for .04 BAC, non commercial vehicle violations by commercial drivers, school bus endorsements, serious violations by commercial drivers, CDLIS and NDR checks before application, and railroad highway crossing violations. | |
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Hawaii |
SB 1406 |
Passed |
Deletes the requirement that commercial driver's licenses include the licensee's social security number on the license. |
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HB 1235 |
Carried Over |
Deletes the requirement that commercial driver's licenses include the licensee's social security number on the license. | |
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HB 1236 |
Carried Over |
Extends reciprocity to people with a valid commercial driver's license issued by another state or a Canadian province. | |
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HB 624 |
Carried Over |
Prohibits commercial vehicles from driving in the left lane of a multi-lane roadway or street except when turning or passing. | |
|
SB 1405 |
Passed |
Authorizes the issuance of commercial driver licenses to eligible people domiciled in Hawaii. | |
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HB 1234 |
Carried Over |
Authorizes the issuance of commercial driver licenses to eligible people domiciled in Hawaii. | |
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SB 1407 |
Passed |
Extends reciprocity to people with a valid commercial driver's license issued by another state or a Canadian province. | |
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SB 51 |
Passed |
Authorizes the director of transportation to grant an intrastate waiver for insulin users to obtain a commercial driver's license. | |
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Illinois |
SB 150 |
Vetoed |
Requires a CDL to operate a school bus and establishes requirements for a school bus endorsement. |
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Indiana |
SB 508 |
Passed |
Permits the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to grant an intrastate medical waiver for an insulin dependent diabetic who furnishes certain medical certification, who holds a commercial driver's license, and who is employed by: 1) a private carrier of property operated only in intrastate commerce; or 2) a carrier of property operated only in intrastate commerce while employed in construction or construction related service. |
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HB 1383 |
Failed |
Provides that certain federal regulations pertaining to an intrastate driver who held a commercial driver's license before August 1, 1999, and who is an insulin dependent diabetic do not apply when the driver is employed by either a private carrier of property or a carrier employed in construction-related services that operates only in intrastate commerce. Requires that such a driver must meet fitness requirements adopted by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for holding a commercial driver's license. | |
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HB 1768 |
Failed |
Provides that certain federal regulations pertaining to an insulin dependent diabetic intrastate driver do not apply if the driver is employed by a private carrier or by a carrier of property operated only in intrastate commerce while employed in construction or construction related service. Specifies that the driver must meet fitness requirements for holding a commercial driver's license adopted by rule by the bureau of motor vehicles. | |
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SB 474 |
Passed |
Requires the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to adopt rules regulating a person who holds a commercial driver's license. Adopts federal law concerning commercial drivers into Indiana law. Specifies that certain probationary and restricted driving privileges do not apply to a person holding a commercial driver's license who has committed certain disqualifying acts under federal law. | |
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Iowa |
SF 97 |
Passed |
Requirements for motor carrier safety rules, exemptions for certain motor vehicle operators from motor carrier safety rules and hazardous materials transportation regulations. |
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Kansas |
HB 2220 |
Passed |
Creates new requirements for application for school bus endorsement including driver history and prior school bus driving experience. Adds the new federal disqualification offenses and serious violations and makes them applicable to violations committed in both commercial and non commercial vehicles. Adds CMV violations committed at highway-railroad crossings. Prohibits the operation of a commercial vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order. Requires period of disqualification of commercial driver's license upon first conviction of certain offenses, including felony, alcohol-related offenses, and leaving the scene of an accident. Prohibits drivers from entering into a diversion program that would prevent the driver's conviction for any violation, except a parking violation, from appearing on the driver's record. |
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HB 2039 |
Carried Over |
Allows undocumented workers who have not submitted proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain a Kansas CDL and identification cards if an individual taxpayer identification number is provided at application. | |
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HB 2073 |
Passed |
Requires male applicants who are between the ages of 18 and 26 to be registered in compliance with the requirements of the Military Selective Service Act in order to obtain any driver’s license or identification card. | |
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Kentucky |
SB 132 |
Passed |
Increases the distance for school bus stopping at railroad track from 10 feet to 30 feet to a range from 15 feet to 50 feet from the nearest track. |
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HB 246 |
Failed |
Requires police officers responding to accident involving death or serious injury to administer field sobriety tests. Also, includes provisions related to refusal of tests and revocation of license. | |
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HB 64 |
Passed |
Requires males ages 18 to 26, to register with the federal Selective Service System at application for an operator's license, a commercial driver's license, or an identification card. | |
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Louisiana |
HB 319 |
Passed |
Requires endorsement on CDL for operating a school bus. |
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HB 1478 |
Failed |
Authorizes municipalities to restrict certain trucks to the right lane on all streets, roads and highways within the municipality, provided signs are posted by DOTD. | |
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HB 390 |
Passed |
Requires a disqualification of commercial driving privileges to become part of an individual's operating record. | |
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HB 369 |
Passed |
Adds certain offenses to the list of "serious traffic violations" for commercial motor vehicle drivers. | |
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HB 493 |
Passed |
Authorizes the department to report certain commercial drivers to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Defines the meaning of imminent hazard and requires disqualification of Louisiana drivers determined by FMCSA drivers to be an imminent hazard to become a part of the driver's record. | |
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SB 141 |
Passed |
Provides for a restriction to commercial driver's licenses that would permit operation only of a school bus under certain circumstances. | |
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Maine |
LD 412 |
Failed |
Requires the Department of Public Safety to make monthly reports on the number of commercial trucks stopped by the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, by region; the reason for stopping each commercial truck or category of defect found on each commercial truck; and the origin and destination of the shipment each commercial truck is hauling. |
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LD 318 |
Passed |
Requires Department of Transportation to adopt rules regarding wheel spray from large commercial vehicles. | |
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LD 172 |
Failed |
Restricts commercial vehicles to the farthest right lane on highways with more than three lanes in one direction. Commercial vehicles may use the next adjacent lane to pass. | |
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Maryland |
SB 105 |
Passed |
Alters the minimum age requirement to obtain a commercial driver's license or a commercial driver's instructional permit for specified purposes. |
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HB 1050 |
Passed |
Establishes violations for operators of commercial motor vehicles and their employers related to railroad grade crossings; requires the Motor Vehicle Administration to disqualify an individual who is convicted of specified violations from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a specified period of time. Crossfiled with Senate Bill 724. | |
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SB 724 |
Vetoed |
Establishes violations for operators of commercial motor vehicles and their employers related to railroad grade crossings; requires the Motor Vehicle Administration to disqualify an individual who is convicted of specified violations from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a specified period of time. Crossfiled with House Bill 1050. | |
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Massachusetts |
SB 1218 |
Carried Over |
Prohibits extended idling (more than 30 minutes) by trucks at ocean marine terminals and ports to reduce emissions. |
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HB 3203 |
Carried Over |
Legislation to authorize the registrar of Motor Vehicles to administer alternative language tests to applicants for commercial driver's licenses. | |
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SB 1275 |
Carried Over |
Requires that male applicants for a commercial driver's license, instruction permit or license or a renewal who is at least age 18 but younger than age 26 be registered in compliance with the requirements of the Military Selective Service Act. Signature on application either acknowledges that the applicant has so registered or authorizes the registrar of Motor Vehicles to forward such information to the Selective Service Agency. | |
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SB 1325 |
Carried Over |
Requires that commercial driver’s license endorsements be issued for a four-year period with renewal every four years thereafter upon completion of certified training and criminal records background checks, Criminal Offender Record Investigations (CORIs), and qualifications and tests determined by the registrar. Requires that applicants be able to read and write English and shall take the tests in the English language. | |
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Minnesota |
HF 1 |
Pending |
Requires proof of residency in state and lawful presence in United States at application and renewal of driver's license. Requires an applicant for a commercial driver’s license with a hazardous materials endorsement to comply with federal regulations concerning background checks. Requires new full-face image after one renewal cycle. |
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HF 24 |
Pending |
Requires expiration of state identification card and driver's licenses at the sooner of expiration of lawful presence or two years. Requires licenses and identification cards issued to those lawfully present demonstrated by INS documentation to be distinct in color, clearly marked "nonrenewable," and marked on the back in code for law enforcement purposes. | |
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Mississippi |
HB 714 |
Failed |
Authorizes the suspension of commercial driver’s license for first violation of the state Uniform Controlled Substances Law. |
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SB 2273 |
Failed |
Adds provision for suspension of commercial driver’s license for driving under the influence of "controlled substance analogue." | |
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HB 1447 |
Failed |
Requires commercial driver’s licenses issued to a non-U.S. citizen to have a duration of one year to expire on the date the immigration document expires. | |
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HB 1006 |
Failed |
Adds provision for suspension of commercial driver’s license for driving under the influence of “controlled substance analogue.” | |
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Missouri |
HB 435 |
Failed |
Requires commercial motor vehicles to reduce the vehicle's speed and check whether a railroad track is clear of an approaching train. |
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HB 702 |
Failed |
A comprehensive commercial vehicles bill. Requires CMV convictions to be reported to the U.S. DOT. Adds non commercial violations to list of offenses for CDL holders. Drops the allowable BAC level for commercial drivers to .04. Adds serious traffic violations and disqualification offenses. Adds record check procedures for applications for a CDL. Adds school bus endorsement requirements. Adopts federal record keeping requirements for CMV violations. Adds out-of-service violation penalties. | |
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SB 432 |
Pending |
Modifies various provisions pertaining to commercial motor vehicles. Modifies the definition of "gross vehicle weight rating" to coincide with federal law. Also modifies two provisions of Missouri law pertaining to hazardous materials carriers to make them consistent with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations. | |
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HB 438 |
Failed |
Allows individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) as an alternative to a social security number (SSN). Also allows the director of the Department of Revenue to require aliens, at the time of application for a driver's license, to provide a translated and notarized copy of a birth certificate in addition to all other required information. | |
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SB 495 |
Failed |
Establishes a 65-mile-per-hour speed limit for all trucks travelling on rural interstates and freeways; 60 mile-per-hour limit on rural expressways; and 55 mile-per-hour limit on urban interstate highways, freeways and expressways. In addition, all trucks weighing over 48,000 pounds are prohibited from being driven in the far left hand lane on interstate highways, freeways or expressways having three or more lanes of traffic proceeding in the same direction. | |
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Montana |
HB 566 |
Failed |
Requires that federally mandated drug and alcohol tests of commercial motor vehicle operators be reported to the Department of Justice if the test results are positive; requires that a refusal to submit to drug or alcohol testing be reported and treated as a positive test result; requires the Department of Justice to suspend a commercial driver's license upon receipt of a report of a positive drug or alcohol test; provides for a hearing upon suspension of a commercial driver's license and provides parameters for the hearing; allows a person whose license has been suspended to petition the district court for review of the suspension; provides that, under certain circumstances, a suspension is not in effect while a hearing or review by a district court is pending; allows the Department of Justice to adopt rules regarding the hearing process and other provisions of the suspension process; requires a license suspension to remain in effect until a person has undergone drug and alcohol assessment and treatment; limits governmental liability; and requires that a commercial driver's license be permanently suspended under certain circumstances. |
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D. 1936 |
Failed |
Revises truck speed limits on secondary roads. | |
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HB 185 |
Passed |
Intended to comply with requirements in MCSIA related to application procedures, the .04 BAC standard, disqualification offenses and serious offenses, and railroad-highway related offenses. Also prohibits hardship or probationary licenses for CDL holders who are convicted of offenses. Applies to CDL holders who commit offenses in noncommercial vehicles. | |
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Nebraska |
LB 562 |
Passed |
Intended to comply with new federal motor carrier laws and regulations, including the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 and its subsequent regulations. Requires the immediate cancellation of a CDL for falsified information. Requires record checks of CDLIS and NDR for CDL applicants. Adds new requirements for school bus endorsements. Adds two major CDL violations and three serious violations required by MCSIA. |
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Nevada |
SB 483 |
Passed |
Requires the department to adopt regulations establishing certain fees for hazardous materials endorsements on commercial drivers’ licenses. Also complies with U.S.A. Patriot Act provisions that require background checks for hazardous materials endorsements. |
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SB 157 |
Failed |
Requires certain trucks and combinations of vehicles to be driven in extreme right lanes of certain highways. | |
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New Mexico |
SB 262 |
Failed |
Changes provisions applying to commercial driver's licenses; complies with federal law regarding railroad-highway grade crossing violations and prohibited blood or breath alcohol concentrations for commercial drivers; creates a presumption that a person under age 21 is intoxicated with a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .02. |
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SB 242 |
Failed |
Changes provisions applying to commercial driver's licenses; complies with federal law regarding railroad-highway grade crossing violations and prohibited blood or breath alcohol concentrations for commercial drivers; creates a presumption that a person under age 21 is intoxicated with a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .02. | |
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HB 250 |
Passed |
Changes provisions applying to commercial driver's licenses; complies with federal law regarding railroad-highway grade crossing violations and prohibited blood or breath alcohol concentrations for commercial drivers; creates a presumption that a person under age 21 is intoxicated with a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .02. | |
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HB 863 |
Failed |
Relates to commercial motor vehicles; provides for lifetime disqualification of a person from driving a commercial motor vehicle if convicted of a violation of driving a commercial motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. | |
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New York |
AB 730 |
Pending |
Requires a study and report on whether the ban on radar detectors in large trucks has had any effect on speeding and truck safety as measured by a reduction in the number of accidents and fatalities. Study and report to be conducted by governor's traffic safety committee. |
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AB 607 |
Pending |
Provides that drivers of small school buses who operate a school bus for hire and who are not otherwise subject to the provisions of article 19-A of the vehicle and traffic law relating to the licensing of bus drivers shall be subject to such article except that such drivers shall not be required to hold a commercial driver's license. | |
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AB 2500 |
Passed |
Reduces the blood alcohol level threshold for determination of intoxication of commercial drivers from .07 to .06. | |
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SB 3518 |
Pending |
Increases from one year to 18 months, the minimum period of revocation of the operator`s license of a person who refuses to submit to a chemical test who is under age 21 or who is operating a commercial vehicle. | |
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AB 6141 |
Pending |
Requires special endorsement on CDL for school bus drivers. | |
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North Carolina |
HB 970 |
Pending |
Requires school bus drivers to meet the same medical evaluation requirements as holders of commercial drivers licenses. |
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SB 370 |
Pending |
Identical to House Bill 471. Intended to bring North Carolina into compliance with federal commercial vehicle regulations related to school bus endorsements, impaired driving and railroad highway crossing violations. | |
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HB 471 |
Pending |
Intended to help North Carolina comply with new federal commercial vehicle regulations related to school bus endorsements, impaired drivers and railroad highway crossing violations. Companion bill is SB 370. | |
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North Dakota |
SB 2150 |
Passed |
Relates to furnishing driving record information and to records of imminent hazard disqualification of commercial drivers; relating to definitions and disqualification of commercial motor vehicle operators. Includes new serious traffic violations and disqualifications for CDL holders for violations committed in a noncommercial vehicle. |
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Oklahoma |
SB 704 |
Passed |
Relates to blood alcohol concentrations of commercial vehicle drivers (.04 BAC); delineates different classes of commercial driver's licenses. |
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SB 425 |
Passed |
Relates to commercial driver license regulations. | |
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Oregon |
HB 2501 |
Failed |
Allows the Department of Transportation to raise the speed limit on certain highways to 65 mph for trucks and 70 mph for passenger vehicles. |
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SB 187 |
Passed |
Prohibits issuance of hardship or probationary driver's permit authorizing person to operate commercial motor vehicle. | |
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Pennsylvania |
HB 1091 |
Pending |
Further provides for the issuance and renewal of non-resident commercial driver's licenses. |
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SB 938 |
Pending |
Provides that a driver who does not hold a proper endorsement for the type of vehicle and class being operated or who was disqualified and was involved in an accident involving death or personal injury commits an offense. | |
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SB 179 |
Pending |
Further provides for disqualification for commercial driver's licenses, including any misdemeanors related to theft. | |
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Rhode Island |
HB 6137 |
Passed |
Provides that an operator of a commercial motor vehicle is disqualified for violations involving railroad highway-grade crossings. |
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SB 461 |
Passed |
Provides that an operator of a commercial motor vehicle is disqualified for violations involving railroad-highway grade crossings. | |
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South Carolina |
HB 3425 |
Pending |
Relates to the requirement that a licensed commercial driver have his or her license in his or her immediate possession when operating a motor vehicle, so as to change the charge of violation if the driver, on or before the court date, provides proof to the court that he or she had a valid license at the time of the violation. |
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HB 3581 |
Pending |
Provides that a driver of certain vehicles who contributes to an accident which must be reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation successfully shall complete a commercial motor vehicle driver retraining course approved by the Department of Public Safety within 90 days of the accident, and provides a penalty for failure to complete the course. | |
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South Dakota |
SB 42 |
Passed |
Updates certain provisions pertaining to motor carrier safety and transportation of hazardous materials. |
|
Tennessee |
SB 595 |
Pending |
Driver's Licenses - Increases from 10 days to two weeks time in which Department of Safety must notify licensing state and Commercial Driver License Information System that commercial driver has violated traffic law; increases from 10 days to two weeks time in which clerk must notify department of conviction of commercial driver violating traffic law. Companion to House Bill 819. |
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HB 1084 |
Pending |
Driver's Licenses - Increases from 10 days to 15 days time in which Department of Safety must notify licensing state and Commercial Driver License Information System that commercial driver has violated traffic law; increases from 10 days to 15 days time in which clerk must notify department of conviction of commercial driver violating traffic law. | |
|
HB 982 |
Pending |
Driver's Licenses - Increases from 10 days to 20 days time in which Department of Safety must notify licensing state and Commercial Driver License Information System that commercial driver has violated traffic law; increases from 10 days to 20 days time in which clerk must notify department of conviction of commercial driver violating traffic law. Companion bill is Senate Bill 589. | |
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HB 149 |
Pending |
Increases from 10 days to 15 days the time in which the department must notify the licensing state and the Commercial Drivers License Information System (CDLIS) that a commercial driver has violated the law. Increases from 10 days to 15 days the time which the clerk of a court must notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of a conviction for an offense committed by a commercial driver. Companion to Senate Bill 1414. | |
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SB 1414 |
Pending |
Increases from 10 days to 15 days the time in which the department must notify the licensing state and the Commercial Drivers License Information System (CDLIS) that a commercial driver has violated the law. Increases from 10 days to 15 days the time which the clerk of a court must notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of a conviction for an offense committed by a commercial driver. Companion to House Bill 149. | |
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HB 954/SB 729 |
Pending |
Requires truck tractors and semi-trailers to operate in right-most lane on interstate or multi-lane divided highway; violation is Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by $50 fine. | |
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HB 819 |
Carried Over |
Increases from 10 days to two weeks time in which Department of Safety must notify licensing state and Commercial Driver License Information System that commercial driver has violated traffic law; increases from 10 days to two weeks time in which clerk must notify department of conviction of commercial driver violating traffic law. Companion to Senate Bill 595. | |
|
SB 576 |
Pending |
Allows issuance of restricted commercial driver's licenses for certain agricultural purposes pursuant to federal regulation. Companion to House Bill 1478. | |
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HB 1478 |
Pending |
Directs Department of Safety to issue certain seasonal, restricted commercial driver's licenses for certain limited agricultural uses, as authorized by federal regulation. Companion to Senate Bill 576. | |
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SB 589 |
Pending |
Driver's Licenses - Increases from 10 days to 20 days time in which Department of Safety must notify licensing state and Commercial Driver License Information System that commercial driver has violated traffic law; increases from 10 days to 20 days time in which clerk must notify department of conviction of commercial driver violating traffic law. Companion to House Bill 982. | |
|
Texas |
HB 3502 |
Pending |
Enhances requirements for employers of commercial drivers to collect driver's record information about the CDL holder. |
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HB 527 |
Pending |
Revises serious violations for commercial drivers and for violations at rail crossings. | |
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SB 1679 |
Pending |
Enhances requirements for employers to collect driver's record information for CDL holders. | |
|
Virginia |
SB 915 |
Failed |
Amends law requiring applications for driver’s license or commercial driver’s license to register with the federal Selective Service System to allow for a written statement, signed buy a parent or guardian if the applicant is under age 18, stating that they have a moral or religious objection to the registration with the Selective Service System. |
|
HB 1954 |
Passed |
Requires hazardous materials endorsement to be in conformance with the U.S.A. Patriot Act, its amendments, and other federal regulations pertaining thereto. | |
|
SB 1225 |
Passed |
Meets the requirements of the U.S.A. Patriot Act of 2001 which, in part, prohibits issuance by states of commercial driver's licenses with hazardous materials endorsements unless the U.S. Secretary of Transportation certifies that the applicant poses no security risk. This bill is the same as HB 1962. | |
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HB 1962 |
Passed |
Intended to help Virginia comply with the U.S.A. Patriot Act by prohibiting the issuance of a commercial driver's license with a hazardous materials endorsement unless the U.S. Secretary of Transportation certifies that the applicant poses no security risk. | |
|
Washington |
SB 5032 |
Pending |
Exempts commercial drivers who make frequent stops from having to wear seat belts. |
|
HB 1597 |
Passed |
Allows holders of commercial driver's licenses to delay a physical examination. | |
|
SB 5573 |
Pending |
Restricts speed limits for trucks at night to 70 miles per hour. | |
|
West Virginia |
HB 3056 |
Passed |
Regulates driving hours for intrastate for-hire carriers. |
|
HB 2273 |
Failed |
Provides that, when a person's commercial driver's license is suspended for failure to have the required security in effect, that person may continue to operate a commercial vehicle under certain circumstances. | |
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SB 102 |
Failed |
Allows holders of suspended commercial driver's licenses to continue operating in certain cases. | |
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Wyoming |
HB 183 |
Failed |
Relates to emergency response fees; modifies fees imposed on transportation of radioactive materials; modifies uses of fees. |
|
HB 55 |
Failed |
Allows the use of an individual temporary identification number (ITIN) issued by the Internal Revenue Service at application for a driver’s license for people who do not qualify for a social security number (SSN). Neither the SSN nor the ITIN should be displayed on the license, but the option to have the number displayed should be an option at application. |
Commercial Motor Vehicles Update
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