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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2670

Excavations near underground utility facilities; require facilities to be installed with electronic locating method.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities 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 77-13-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "POSITIVE RESPONSE INFORMATION SYSTEM" AS IT RELATES TO THE REGULATION OF EXCAVATIONS NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE ACTIONS REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN WHEN AN EXCAVATION RESULTS IN DAMAGE TO UNDERGROUND LINES PERMITTING THE ESCAPE OF HAZARDOUS, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC OR CORROSIVE GAS OR LIQUID; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL UTILITY FACILITIES INSTALLED BY OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF UTILITIES ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2010, TO BE INSTALLED IN SUCH MANNER THAT THE UTILITY FACILITY MAY BE LOCATED BY USING A GENERALLY ACCEPTED ELECTRONIC LOCATING METHOD; 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

2 co-sponsors

Bob M. Dearing, Robert L. Jackson

Its course

January 15 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 15 to Feb 925 days

Public UtilitiesJan 15 to Jan 2914 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

Public UtilitiesFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

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

In the Senate Jan 15 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 15Referred to the Senate committee on Public Utilities
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 9Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 10Sent to the House
  2. Feb 16Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Public UtilitiesSenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 9PassedSenate
  4. Feb 10Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 16Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives