Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 985
Motor vehicles; authorize the operation of low-speed electric vehicles on certain public roads.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE OPERATION OF CERTAIN LOW-SPEED FOUR-WHEELED ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS ON WHICH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 35 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH VEHICLES MAY BE OPERATED ON SUCH PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS ONLY BY THE HOLDER OF A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE; TO AUTHORIZE COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLES UPON STREETS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION IF SUCH PROHIBITION IS IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-1-7, 63-3-103, 27-19-3, 27-19-48, 27-19-56 AND 27-51-5, 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2015, 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
TransportationJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Ways and Means
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Transportation;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives