WV HB2437 | 2011 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 4 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-06-10 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 4 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-06-10 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to require cutter heads, long wall shears, and other mining machines to automatically shut- off when the methane level reaches one percent to further protect health and well-being of our states miners.
Title
Requiring study relating to mandating the utilization of devices that case underground mining machines to shut-off when methane is detected
Sponsors
| Sen. Michael Caputo [D] | Del. Linda Longstreth [D] | Del. Timothy Manchin [D] | Del. Michael Manypenny [D] |
| Del. Linda Phillips [D] | Del. Daniel Poling [D] | Del. Meshea Poore [D] |
Roll Calls
2011-03-12 - House - Passage-senate Amended Hb (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-02 - House - Passage (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-02 - House - Passage (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-10 | Effective Date | |
| 2011-05-04 | Chapter 24, Acts, 2011 | |
| 2011-03-30 | Approved by Governor 3/30/11 | |
| 2011-03-18 | Approved by Governor 3/30/11 - House Journal | |
| 2011-03-18 | Approved by Governor 3/30/11 - Senate Journal | |
| 2011-03-21 | To Governor 3/21/11 | |
| 2011-03-18 | To Governor 3/21/11 - House Journal | |
| 2011-03-18 | To Governor 3/21/11 - Senate Journal | |
| 2011-03-12 | Completed legislative action | |
| 2011-03-12 | House Message received | |
| 2011-03-12 | Communicated to Senate | |
| 2011-03-12 | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 405) | |
| 2011-03-12 | House received Senate message | |
| 2011-03-10 | Senate requests House to concur | |
| 2011-03-10 | Passed Senate (Roll No. 33) | |
| 2011-03-10 | Read 3rd time | |
| 2011-03-10 | Suspension of Constitutional Rule (Roll No. 32) | |
| 2011-03-10 | On 3rd reading | |
| 2011-03-10 | Committee amendments adopted (Voice vote) | |
| 2011-03-10 | Read 2nd time | |
| 2011-03-10 | On 2nd reading | |
| 2011-03-09 | Read 1st time | |
| 2011-03-09 | Immediate consideration | |
| 2011-03-09 | On 1st reading | |
| 2011-03-09 | 2nd reference dispensed | |
| 2011-03-09 | Reported do pass, with amendments, but first to Judiciary | |
| 2011-03-03 | To Energy, Industry and Mining | |
| 2011-03-03 | To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary | |
| 2011-03-03 | Introduced in Senate | |
| 2011-03-02 | Communicated to Senate | |
| 2011-03-02 | Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) | |
| 2011-03-02 | Passed House (Roll No. 184) | |
| 2011-03-02 | Read 3rd time | |
| 2011-03-02 | On 3rd reading, Special Calendar | |
| 2011-03-01 | Amendment adopted (Voice vote) | |
| 2011-03-01 | Read 2nd time | |
| 2011-03-01 | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar | |
| 2011-02-28 | Read 1st time | |
| 2011-02-28 | From House Calendar, 1st reading, placed on Special Calendar | |
| 2011-02-25 | By substitute, do pass | |
| 2011-02-17 | To House Judiciary | |
| 2011-02-17 | With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary | |
| 2011-01-13 | To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business | |
| 2011-01-13 | Introduced in House | |
| 2011-01-13 | To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary | |
| 2011-01-13 | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22A | 2 | 43 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
