Mississippi House Bill 880 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 77-13-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Term "excavate Or Excavation" To Include Routine Road Or Railroad Maintenance Activities In The Law Which Regulates Excavations Near Underground Utility Facilities; To Amend Section 77-13-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Excavator To Mark The Route Or Boundary Of The Proposed Area Of Excavation With Stakes, Flags, Posts Or Painted Or Chalked Lines Unless Otherwise Agreed By All Affected Operators; To Amend Section 77-13-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Rights, Remedies, Duties, Prohibitions And Penalties In The Chapter Shall Not Be Exclusive; To Create An Advisory Committee To Assist The State Board Of Contractors In The Enforcement Of This Chapter; To Provide Civil Penalties; To Create The "underground Utility Damage Prevention Special Fund" To Be Used For The Enforcement Of This Chapter; And For Related Purposes.

Regulation of excavations near underground utility facilities; revise.

Rep. Charles Beckett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2013-01-21	House	Referred To Public Utilities

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB0880.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0880IN.htm