l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 13

Low-speed vehicles/golf carts; authorize use of on certain public highways, roads and streets.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation 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 OPERATION OF LOW-SPEED VEHICLES ON CERTAIN PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND STREETS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE HOURS DURING WHICH LOW-SPEED VEHICLES MAY BE OPERATED; TO ALLOW CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO GRANT AN EXEMPTION TO HOURS OF OPERATION PROVIDED THAT LOW-SPEED VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN SAFETY FEATURES; TO ALLOW THOSE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF LOW-SPEED VEHICLES ON ROADS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY; TO REQUIRE PERSONS OPERATING A LOW-SPEED VEHICLE TO HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE OR TEMPORARY DRIVER'S PERMIT; TO REQUIRE LOW-SPEED VEHICLES TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE TAG; TO SPECIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGN AND DISPLAY OF THE LICENSE TAG; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF PERSONALIZED LICENSED TAGS FOR LOW-SPEED VEHICLES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-1-7, 63-3-103, 27-19-3, 27-19-48, 27-19-56, 27-51-5 AND 27-51-41.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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

January 30 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 RepresentativesJan 30 to Mar 6 · stopped36 days

TransportationJan 30 to Mar 6 · stopped36 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 Jan 30 – Mar 6

  1. Jan 30Referred to the House committee on Transportation
  2. Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 30Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives