l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 49

Fire trucks; require certain to use blue colored electric lights on the rear of the vehicle.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on February 27, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL PUBLICLY OWNED FIRE TRUCKS WITH FIRE APPARATUS TO USE BLUE COLORED ELECTRIC LIGHTS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE VISUAL LIGHTS; TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON OTHER THAN AN AUTHORIZED OPERATOR OF A PUBLICLY OWNED FIRE TRUCK WITH FIRE APPARATUS TO USE SUCH LIGHTS; TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR SOMEONE VIOLATING SUCH; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-7-13 AND 63-7-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 17-23-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL ROUND FOR THE RURAL FIRE TRUCK ACQUISITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; 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

3 co-sponsors

Donnie Scoggin, Tom Miles, Deborah Butler Dixon

Its course

January 2 to February 27, 2018, 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 action10 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 2 to Feb 837 days

Judiciary BJan 2 to Jan 3028 days

In the SenateFeb 8 to Feb 27 · stopped19 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 16 to Feb 226 days

FinanceFeb 22 to Feb 27 · stopped5 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 8

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 2 – Feb 8

  1. Jan 2Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 7Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 8Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 12 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division B and on Finance
  3. Feb 22Reported as amended from JB to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 27Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 2Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 8Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 8Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary, Division B;FinanceSenate
  9. Feb 22DR - TSDPAA: JB To FISenate
  10. Feb 27Died In CommitteeSenate