Mississippi Senate Bill 2711 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 4 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 77-13-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Term "excavate Or Excavation" To Exclude Routine Road Or Railroad Maintenance Activities Under The Law Which Regulates Excavations Near Underground Utility Facilities; To Define Certain Other Terms; To Amend Section 77-13-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From 10 To 14 The Number Of Days The Markings Provided By Operators Are Valid; To Amend Section 77-13-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Fire Marshal To Enforce Such Law; To Require The State Fire Marshal To Appoint An Advisory Committee On 811 Enforcement; To Authorize The Fire Marshal To Impose Certain Penalties Under Certain Circumstances; To Establish A Procedure To Review Findings Of Facts And Recommended Civil Penalties From State Fire Marshal Investigators; To Create New Code Section 77-13-19.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Underground Utility Damage Prevention Special Fund; To Amend Section 45-11-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Inconformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Regulation of underground excavation; exclude routine railroad maintenance and require State Fire Marshal to enforce.

Sen. Terry Burton [R]

2014-02-06 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-04	House	Died In Committee
2014-02-15	House	Referred To Public Utilities
2014-02-07	Senate	Transmitted To House
2014-02-06	Senate	Passed
2014-02-06	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2014-02-03	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2014-01-20	Senate	Referred To Energy

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/SB/SB2711.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2711IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2711CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2711PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/senate/0310036.pdf