49 U.S.C. § 31141
Review and preemption of State laws and regulations
United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective
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- 49 U.S.C. § 31141, Review and preemption of State laws and regulations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490666
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The Secretary shall review State laws and regulations on commercial motor vehicle safety. The Secretary shall decide whether the State law or regulation—
If the Secretary decides a State law or regulation is additional to or more stringent than a regulation prescribed by the Secretary under section 31136 of this title, the State law or regulation may be enforced unless the Secretary also decides that—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century