Mississippi Senate Bill 2661 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Update And Streamline Motor Carrier Regulation; To Amend Section 77-7-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Discretionary With The Mississippi Transportation Commission The Holding Of A Public Hearing On The Application For A Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity; To Amend Section 77-7-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Discretionary With The Transportation Commission The Holding Of A Hearing On The Application For A Permit; To Amend Section 77-7-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Carriers Of Household Goods, Both Common Carriers And Contract Carriers, Shall Be Strictly Liable For The Loss Or Damage To The Household Goods Carried; To Amend Section 77-7-223, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove References To Code Sections Repealed By This Act; To Repeal Section 77-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Common Carriers Of Passengers From Transporting Passengers Unless The Carriers Have Filed With The Commission Tariffs Showing Their Rates, And Unless Those Rates Have Been Published; To Repeal Section 77-7-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Common Carriers By Motor Vehicle From Charging Or Receiving Compensation For Transportation Or Related Services That Differs From The Rates Specified In Their Tariffs; To Repeal Section 77-7-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits A Change In Rates Or Classifications, Or In Any Related Regulations Or Practices, Specified In Any Elective Tariff Of A Common Carrier By Motor Vehicle, Unless 30 Days' Notice Of The Proposed Change Has Been Filed And Posted; To Repeal Section 77-7-217, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Commission To Investigate And Hold Hearings On The Reasonableness Of Common Carrier Rates And Classifications, And To Determine Lawful Rates And Classifications; To Repeal Section 77-7-219, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Commission To Hold Hearings On The Lawfulness Of Common Carrier Rates, Regulations And Practices Connected With A Schedule Containing New Rates Or Classifications, And To Suspend The Schedule And Defer The Use Of The Rates, Regulations Or Practices For No More Than 180 Days; To Repeal Section 77-7-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Lists Factors To Be Considered And Excluded By The Commission In Determining Just And Reasonable Rates For The Transportation Of Passengers By Common Carriers By Motor Vehicle; To Repeal Section 77-7-241, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Contract Carriers By Motor Vehicle From Transporting Passengers In Intrastate Commerce Unless The Carriers Have Filed With The Commission Their Minimum Transportation Charges, And Unless Those Charges Have Been Published, And Which Further Prohibits Reductions In Charges Without Notice; To Repeal Section 77-7-243, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Commission To Investigate And Hold Hearings On The Reasonableness Of Contract Carrier Charges, Regulations And Practices For The Transportation Of Passengers In Intrastate Commerce, And To Determine Minimum Rates And Desirable Regulations And Practices Upon Consideration Of Certain Factors And Exclusion Of Other Factors; To Repeal Section 77-7-245, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Commission To Hold Hearings On The Lawfulness Of Contract Carrier Charges, Regulations And Practices Connected With A Schedule Or Contract Containing Reduced Charges, And To Suspend The Schedule Or Contract And Defer The Use Of The Charges, Regulations Or Practices For No More Than 180 Days; And For Related Purposes.

Motor carrier regulation; update and streamline.

Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-02-17	Senate	Referred To Highways and Transportation

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2661.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2661IN.htm