Mississippi Senate Bill 2988 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 9 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-09 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-1011, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Drivers Of Motor Vehicles Carrying Passengers For Hire Or Carrying Explosives Shall Stop, Look And Listen At Railroad Crossings For Approaching Railroad Vehicles And Railroad Maintenance Machines As Well As For Approaching Trains; To Delete The Provision That Exempts Such Vehicles From Having To Stop At Street Railway Grade Crossings Within A Business Or Residence District; To Provide That The Driver Of Every School Transportation Vehicles Used To Transport Pupils, Upon Approaching Any Railroad Crossing, Shall Comply With The Requirements Of Section 37-41-55; To Amend Section 37-41-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Certain Additional Duties For Drivers Of School Transportation Vehicles Used To Transport Pupils Upon Approaching Railroad Crossings; And For Related Purposes.

Transportation; revise requirements for certain vehicles to stop and cross railroads.

Sen. Tom King [R]

2011-02-25 - House - House Passed (Y: 120 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-07 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-09		Approved by Governor
2011-03-03		Enrolled Bill Signed
2011-03-01		Enrolled Bill Signed
2011-02-28		Transmitted To Senate
2011-02-25		Passed
2011-02-23		Title Suff Do Pass
2011-02-09		Referred To Transportation
2011-02-08		Transmitted To House
2011-02-07		Passed
2011-01-26		Title Suff Do Pass
2011-01-17		Referred To Highways and Transportation

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/SB/SB2988.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2988IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2988PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2988SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/votes/senate/0350016.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/votes/house/0530008.pdf