February 16, 2007





HOUSE BILL No. 1358

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DIGEST OF HB 1358 (Updated February 14, 2007 12:50 pm - DI 96)



Citations Affected: IC 9-20.

Synopsis: Farm drainage machinery. Exempts farm drainage machinery from vehicle size and weight regulations.

Effective: Upon passage.





Tincher, Cherry , Austin , Ruppel




    January 16, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
    February 15, 2007, reported _ Do Pass.






February 16, 2007

First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1358



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 9-20-2-2; (07)HB1358.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 9-20-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.210-2005, SECTION 32, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "farm vehicle loaded with a farm product" includes a truck hauling unprocessed leaf tobacco.
    (b) Except for interstate highway travel, this article does not apply to the following:
        (1) Machinery or equipment used in highway construction or maintenance by the Indiana department of transportation, counties, or municipalities.
        (2) Implements of agriculture when used during farming operations or when constructed so that the implements can be moved without material damage to the highways.
         (3) Farm drainage machinery.
    (c) This article does not apply to firefighting apparatus owned or operated by a political subdivision or volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2).
    (d) Except for interstate highway travel, this article does not limit the width or height of a farm vehicle loaded with a farm product.
SOURCE: ; (07)HB1358.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act