HR 1487 ยท Agricultural and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H845)
- Introduced
- Feb 21, 2025
- Latest action
- Feb 26, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. John McGuire [R-VA-5]
- Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works
- Cosponsors
- 3
Summary
Agricultural and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act This bill allows Virginia to increase the vehicle weight limit for covered agricultural vehicles traveling on interstate highways to 90,000 pounds. Specifically, Virginia may provide a special permit for these covered agricultural vehicles to operate on interstate highways in Virginia. The term covered agricultural vehicle means a vehicle that is transporting (1) unprocessed agricultural crops used for food, feed, or fiber; or (2) raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, rough-sawn green lumber, biomass, or wood chips. Under current law, there is an 80,000 pound overall gross vehicle weight limit for interstate highways, with exceptions. Virginia allows certain agricultural vehicles that do not exceed 90,000 pounds to travel on Virginia highways that are not part of the interstate highway system.
Recent actions
- Feb 26, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H845)
- Feb 21, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Feb 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Feb 21, 2025 Introduced in House
- Feb 21, 2025 Introduced in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.