l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2431

Underground utility lines; require operators to be members of Mississippi One-Call System, Inc.

Sent to the Governor on March 12, 2008, and did not become law. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE REGULATION OF EXCAVATIONS NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS TO OPERATORS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF MISSISSIPPI ONE-CALL SYSTEM, INC.; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION OF DAMAGED UTILITY LINES OR FACILITIES TO BE GIVEN TO MISSISSIPPI ONE-CALL SYSTEM, INC., AND ALL OPERATORS OF SUCH DAMAGED LINES OR FACILITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE REFERENCES TO NONMEMBER OPERATORS OF MISSISSIPPI ONE-CALL SYSTEM, INC., AND TO REVISE MARKING DESIGNATIONS OF UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NOTICE MAY BE EFFECTED BY TELEPHONE, FAX OR ELECTRONIC MEANS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH MISSISSIPPI ONE-CALL SYSTEM, INC.; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE OPERATORS WHO HAVE UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES OR FACILITIES WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO BE A MEMBER OF MISSISSIPPI ONE-CALL SYSTEM, INC.; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

  • Mettetal

    Sponsor

24 co-sponsors

Videt Carmichael, Tom King, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Chris McDaniel, Robert L. Jackson, Terry C. Burton, Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Lee Yancey, Sampson Jackson II, Haskins Montgomery, John Horhn, Walter Michel, Terry W. Brown, Kelvin Butler, Willie Simmons, Giles Ward, David Jordan, Eric Powell, Doug E. Davis, Merle Flowers, Michael Watson, Perry Lee, Tommy Dickerson, Billy Hudson

Its course

January 28 to April 10, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action10 actions on 8 days

In the SenateJan 28 to Feb 2124 days

Public UtilitiesJan 28 to Feb 1316 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 21 to Mar 1220 days

Public UtilitiesFeb 25 to Mar 1216 days

With the GovernorMar 12 to Apr 10 · stopped29 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 12

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 28 – Feb 21

  1. Jan 28Referred to the Senate committee on Public Utilities
  2. Feb 13Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 21Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 22 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 22Sent to the House
  2. Feb 25Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  3. Mar 12Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

To the Governor Mar 13 – Apr 10

  1. Mar 13Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Apr 10Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 28Referred To Public UtilitiesSenate
  2. Feb 13Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 21PassedSenate
  4. Feb 22Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 25Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 12Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 13Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  10. Apr 10Died On CalendarSenate