l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 683

Railroads; require notice to state when selling part or all of Class 1 rail line.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Sel Cmte on Railway Development Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-9-521, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE RAIL CARRIERS MAKING APPLICATION TO THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD FOR THE SALE OF PART OR ALL OF A CLASS 1 RAIL LINE TO PROVIDE TO THE GOVERNOR A COPY OF THE APPLICATION; TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR TO FORWARD SUCH NOTICE TO THE LEGISLATURE; TO AMEND SECTION 77-9-523, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY HOLD A JOINT MEETING TO CONSIDER SUCH PROPOSED SALE; TO AMEND SECTION 77-9-525, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING SUCH PROPOSED SALE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE JOINT COMMITTEE MAY ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO MEMORIALIZE THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD TO PERMIT OR REFUSE TO PERMIT SUCH SALE; TO AMEND SECTION 77-9-527, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ACQUIRE THE CLASS I RAIL LINE THAT IS PROPOSED TO BE SOLD; 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 21 to February 5, 2013, 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Sel Cmte on Railway DevelopmentJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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 Jan 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Sel Cmte on Railway Development in the House
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Sel Cmte on Railway DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives