Submission of State laws and regulations for review

§ 31140. Submission of State laws and regulations for review (a) General.—A State that enacts a State law or issues a regulation on commercial motor vehicle safety shall submit a copy of the law or regulation to the Secretary of Transportation and the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Review Panel immediately after the enactment or issuance. (b) Additional Information.—As soon as practicable but not later than a date the Panel may establish, a State that submits a State law or regulation under this section to the Panel shall— (1) indicate in writing to the Panel whether the law or regulation— (A) has the same effect as a regulation prescribed by the Secretary under section 31136 of this title; (B) is less stringent than that regulation; or (C) is additional to or more stringent than that regulation; and (2) submit to the Panel other information the Panel or the Secretary may require to carry out this subchapter.