l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2711

Regulation of underground excavation; exclude routine railroad maintenance and require State Fire Marshal to enforce.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on March 4, 2014. The 2014 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 REVISE THE TERM "EXCAVATE OR EXCAVATION" TO EXCLUDE ROUTINE ROAD OR RAILROAD MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES UNDER THE LAW WHICH REGULATES EXCAVATIONS NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES; TO DEFINE CERTAIN OTHER TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE FROM 10 TO 14 THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE MARKINGS PROVIDED BY OPERATORS ARE VALID; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO ENFORCE SUCH LAW; TO REQUIRE THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO APPOINT AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 811 ENFORCEMENT; TO AUTHORIZE THE FIRE MARSHAL TO IMPOSE CERTAIN PENALTIES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE TO REVIEW FINDINGS OF FACTS AND RECOMMENDED CIVIL PENALTIES FROM STATE FIRE MARSHAL INVESTIGATORS; TO CREATE NEW CODE SECTION 77-13-19.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION SPECIAL FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 45-11-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, INCONFORMITY THERETO; 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

Its course

January 20 to March 4, 2014, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 617 days

EnergyJan 20 to Feb 314 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 4 · stopped26 days

Public UtilitiesFeb 15 to Mar 4 · stopped17 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 20 – Feb 6

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Energy
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 6Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 7 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 7Sent to the House
  2. Feb 15Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To EnergySenate
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 6Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 6PassedSenate
  5. Feb 7Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 15Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives