SSB 5215: Concerning debris escaping from vehicles on public highways.

What this bill does

Requires any vehicle operating on a paved public highway and carrying a load of dirt, sand, pebbles, cobbles, gravel, or any aggregate material to use a cover, if the vehicle is so equipped, until January 1, 2028. Requires vehicles operating on a paved public highway and carrying a load of dirt, sand, pebbles, cobbles, gravel, or any aggregate material to be covered beginning January 1, 2028. Provides exemptions for public entities and the contractors working for them when performing certain maintenance functions or performing operations in a work zone closed to the public.

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Floor votes

• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 11, 2025
  34 yea · 14 nay · 1 not voting

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