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2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1124

Government owned vehicles; authorize and encourage conversion to operate on an alternative fuel.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Energy Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CONVERSION OF SCHOOL AND GOVERNMENT VEHICLES TO OPERATE ON AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO REQUIRE A VEHICLE CONVERTED TO OPERATE ON AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL TO USE THE ALTERNATIVE FUEL WHENEVER THERE IS A FILL STATION OR CHARGE STATION WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE VEHICLE'S HOME BASE AND THE ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRICE IS COMPARABLE TO THE PRICE OF THE DISPLACED FUEL; TO AMEND SECTION 37-41-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CONSIDER PURCHASING ONLY MOTOR VEHICLES THAT ARE CAPABLE OF OPERATING ON AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 25-1-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE BUREAU OF FLEET MANAGEMENT TO PREPARE A FISCAL ANALYSIS OF THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF USING ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND ENERGY SOURCES IN STATE-OWNED VEHICLES AND TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF SUCH VEHICLES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 House of Representatives

Its course

February 20 to March 6, 2012, 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 House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days

EnergyFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 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 House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committees on Energy and on Appropriations
  2. Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Energy;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives