Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Highways and Transportation Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2469
Motor vehicles; authorize the operation of low-speed electric vehicles on certain public roads.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE OPERATION OF CERTAIN LOW-SPEED FOUR-WHEELED ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS ON WHICH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 35 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH VEHICLES MAY BE OPERATED ON SUCH PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS ONLY BY THE HOLDER OF A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE; TO AUTHORIZE COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLES UPON STREETS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION IF SUCH PROHIBITION IS IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT SUCH VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "MOTOR VEHICLE" UNDER THE LAWS GOVERNING THE PRIVILEGE TAXATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 12 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days
Highways and TransportationJan 12 to Feb 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 12 – Feb 3
- Jan 12Referred to the Senate committee on Highways and Transportation
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 12Referred To Highways and TransportationSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate