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This joint resolution addresses concerns about current federal commercial driver's license (CDL) laws, urging the United States Congress to make two specific revisions. First, the resolution seeks to eliminate the requirement for a CDL when a person is driving a pickup truck hauling nonhazardous material on a single trailer, arguing that the current regulations are overly burdensome for small businesses. Second, the resolution calls for a less complicated and less expensive licensing process for school bus drivers, particularly noting the impact on rural school districts and older drivers who volunteer to drive buses as a community service. The resolution highlights that the existing federal CDL requirements are complex and difficult for state governments to explain and enforce, and seem particularly irrational when compared to the lack of regulation for hauling recreational vehicles. As part of the resolution's implementation, the Secretary of State is instructed to distribute copies of the resolution to various congressional committees, Montana's Congressional Delegation, and other state legislatures, thereby amplifying Montana's perspective on these licensing challenges.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0180