Pennsylvania Senate Bill 808

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on June 23 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-23 - Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
Pending: Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in railroads, providing for prohibition on blocking of crossings, for limitation on length of freight or work trains, for authorization to monitor safety practices and operations by collective bargaining representatives, for safe staffing levels for trains or light engines, for wayside detector systems, for study of transportation of hazardous materials or waste and for reporting system for transportation of hazardous materials or waste; and imposing penalties.

In railroads, providing for prohibition on blocking of crossings, for limitation on length of freight or work trains, for authorization to monitor safety practices and operations by collective bargaining representatives, for safe staffing levels for trains or light engines, for wayside detector systems, for study of transportation of hazardous materials or waste and for reporting system for transportation of hazardous materials or waste; and imposing penalties.

Sen. Katie Muth [D]	Sen. Lindsey Williams [D]	Sen. John Kane [D]	Sen. Rosemary Brown [R]
Sen. Jay Costa [D]	Sen. Amanda Cappelletti [D]	Sen. James Brewster [D]	Sen. Carolyn Comitta [D]
Sen. Timothy Kearney [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-23	Senate	Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=808
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0808&pn=0948