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2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2708

Excavations near underground utility facilities; revise regulations of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 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 DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS AS USED IN THE LAWS REGULATING EXCAVATIONS NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND RENEWAL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE TIME ALLOWED FOR AN OPERATOR TO MARK THE LOCATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES OR FACILITIES WHEN HE CAN LOCATE THE LINES OR FACILITIES ONLY BY EXCAVATION; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION THAT ALL OPERATORS MUST PROVIDE TO MISSISSIPPI 811, INC; 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 19 to March 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 416 days

EnergyJan 19 to Jan 289 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

Public UtilitiesFeb 24 to Mar 3 · stopped7 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 19 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Energy
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 5Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To EnergySenate
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 4PassedSenate
  5. Feb 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 24Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives