Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Highways and Transportation Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2794
Railroad grade crossings; prohibit obstruction of vehicular traffic for more than 20 consecutive minutes at grade crossings.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-9-235, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT ANY TRAIN, RAILROAD CAR OR EQUIPMENT, OR ENGINE FROM OBSTRUCTING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AT A RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING UPON A PUBLIC STREET, ROAD OR HIGHWAY FOR A PERIOD IN EXCESS OF 20 CONSECUTIVE MINUTES; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO SUCH PROHIBITION; TO PROVIDE FINES FOR VIOLATIONS 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 15 to January 30, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days
Highways and TransportationJan 15 to Jan 30 · 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 Senate Jan 15 – Jan 30
- Jan 15Referred to the Senate committees on Highways and Transportation and on Judiciary, Division A
- Jan 30Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Highways and Transportation;Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeSenate