l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2148

Headlights; require use during precipitation.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS OF VEHICLES SHALL BE OPERATED WHENEVER PRECIPITATION OR OTHER CONDITIONS RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY; TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF ONLY THE PARKING LIGHTS OF VEHICLES DURING TIMES WHEN THE USE OF HEADLIGHTS IS REQUIRED; 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

4 co-sponsors

Deborah Jeanne Dawkins, Bob M. Dearing, David Jordan, Eric Powell

Its course

January 6 to March 3, 2009, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 6 to Feb 530 days

Highways and TransportationJan 6 to Jan 2822 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days

TransportationFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

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 6 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 6Referred to the Senate committee on Highways and Transportation
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 5Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 6Sent to the House
  2. Feb 9Referred to the House committee on Transportation
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 6Referred To Highways and TransportationSenate
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 5Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 5PassedSenate
  5. Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 9Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives