l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 1215

Excavation of underground utilities; provide exception for certain activity by government entities in rights-of-way.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Energy Committee on March 22, 2016. The 2016 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 EXEMPT CERTAIN ACTIVITY BY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IN THEIR RIGHTS-OF-WAY FROM THE LAWS REGULATING THE EXCAVATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES; TO CREATE SECTION 77-13-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE UNDERGROUND PIPELINE FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERS; TO CREATE SECTION 77-13-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE UNDERGROUND FACILITIES DAMAGE PREVENTION BOARD; TO CREATE SECTION 77-13-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS OF THE BOARD; TO CREATE SECTION 77-13-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR INVESTIGATIONS OF COMPLAINTS OF VIOLATIONS OF THE CHAPTER; TO CREATE SECTION 77-13-35 TO CREATE THE UNDERGROUND DAMAGE PREVENTION FUND WHEREIN ALL CIVIL PENALTIES SHALL BE DEPOSITED; TO CREATE SECTION 73-13-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE SCOPE OF AUTHORITY; 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

1 co-sponsor

Deborah Butler Dixon

Its course

February 8 to March 22, 2016, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 2921 days

Public UtilitiesFeb 8 to Feb 1810 days

In the SenateFeb 29 to Mar 22 · stopped22 days

EnergyMar 7 to Mar 22 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 29

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 Feb 8 – Feb 29

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  2. Feb 18Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  3. Feb 25Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 29Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 2 – Mar 22

  1. Mar 2Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 7Referred to the Senate committees on Energy and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 22Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 18Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 25Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 29AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 29Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 2Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 7Referred To Energy;AppropriationsSenate
  8. Mar 22Died In CommitteeSenate