Agenda - Transportation, Highways and Public Works

House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works
May 3, 2021 9:30 a.m. Room 3
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
		HB44	DEVILLIER	TRANSPORTATION DEPT - Provides for an additional exception when hauling construction aggregates
		HB116	DEVILLIER	WEIGHTS/MEASURES - Requires law enforcement officers have reasonable belief of a weight violation prior to checking the weight of certain vehicles
		HB381	MOORE	MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to motor vehicle accident reports
		HB606	BRASS	TRANSPORTATION DEPT - Provides for the Department of Transportation and Development design-build contracts
		HB608	GAINES	TRANSPORTATION DEPT - Provides for $100,000 death benefit for an employee of the Department of Transportation and Development who is killed in a hazardous situation in the course and scope of his employment (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
		HB620	BAGLEY	WEIGHTS/MEASURES - Provides relative to the fee and gross vehicle weight limits and axle weight limits for special permits (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
		HB632	DEVILLIER	TRANSPORTATION DEPT - Authorizes a special permit to include a divisible load (RE INCREASE SD RV See Note)
		HB636	PIERRE	HIGHWAYS - Provides relative to the Department of Transportation and Development's authority over high-occupancy vehicle lanes on state highways (OR INCREASE SG EX See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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