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This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with the Department of Law and Public Safety (DLPS), to establish a weigh-in-motion monitoring program (program), which program is to be funded through monies appropriated for the Annual Transportation Capital Program. The program is required to include the placement and use of weigh-in-motion monitoring systems to monitor vehicle weight as vehicles approach certain bridges. To determine locations for the weigh-in-motion monitoring systems, the DOT, in consultation with the DLPS, is to consider: (1) the proximity to a bridge whose condition is categorized as poor by the National Bridge Inventory; (2) the condition of a bridge as determined by a structural inspection or any other inspection of the bridge conducted in compliance with State or federal law; (3) the frequency of recent violations documented on a roadway or in proximity to a bridge; and (4) any other factors determined by the DOT, in consultation with the DLPS, to be appropriate. Each system is required to include a scale, at least one camera to capture vehicle information, signage to indicate modified speed limits as needed, and other equipment as the DOT or DLPS find necessary. The bill provides that records of individual vehicle information or personal information are not to be retained, used, or disclosed for a purpose unrelated to the bill's provisions. Additionally, the bill permits vehicles that are not found in violation of this bill by a system to bypass a weigh station. The bill also prohibits enforcement action against a vehicle if the DOT directs and approves the vehicle to traverse a bridge where the vehicle exceeds the weight threshold for the bridge. Each system is required to be capable of automatically sending notifications upon detection of certain violations to the DOT and the DLPS, which departments have respective duties under the bill. The bill specifies that a violation does not occur if the weight of the vehicle exceeds the weight threshold, as provided by this bill, by five percent or less. The bill also requires the DOT and DLPS to prepare and publish annual reports.

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Patrick Diegnan (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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