Repeal process to establish county owned scales
HB 430 repeals existing state laws that outline the process for counties to establish and operate public weighing scales. This bill eliminates the legal framework that allowed counties to own and manage these scales, as well as the rules regarding their capacity, design, and associated fees. It also removes the provisions for appointing and regulating public weighers at such facilities. Consequently, counties will no longer have the statutory authority to create or manage public scales.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Feb 22, 2025
How they voted
46–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 14, 2025
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
R
Republican32
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-2-2)
senate
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Local Government
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Local Government
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government
upper
Feb 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (75-23-2)
house
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Braxton Mitchell
RRepublican
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