Mississippi Senate Bill 2755 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 13 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-13 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 77-13-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Certain Routine Maintenance Activities On Publicly Maintained Roadways And Rights-of-way From The Laws Regulating The Excavation Of Underground Utility Lines; To Create Section 77-13-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Enforcement Of Damage Prevention And Civil Penalties Therefor; To Create Section 77-13-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Board And To Provide For Its Members; To Create Section 77-13-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Powers Of The Board; To Create Section 77-13-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Investigations Of Complaints Of Violations Of The Chapter; To Create Section 77-13-35 To Create The Underground Damage Prevention Fund Wherein All Civil Penalties Shall Be Deposited; To Create Section 77-13-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Scope Of Authority In This Chapter; To Amend Section 77-13-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Name Of Mississippi 811, Inc.; To Amend Sections 77-13-5 And 77-13-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Design Information Requests And The Time Period By Which An Operator Must Respond To The Request; And For Related Purposes.

Excavation of underground utilities; provide exception for certain activity by government entities in rights-of-way.

Sen. Terry Burton [R]

2016-04-19 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 46 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-19 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 116 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-24 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 112 N: 8 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-25 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 50 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-13		Approved by Governor
2016-04-26	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-04-26	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-04-19	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2016-04-19	House	Conference Report Adopted
2016-04-18	House	Conference Report Filed
2016-04-18	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2016-04-18	House	Recommitted For Further Conf
2016-04-18	Senate	Recommitted For Further Conf
2016-04-17	House	Conference Report Filed
2016-04-17	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2016-04-13	House	Conferees Named Beckett,Steverson,Banks
2016-04-11	Senate	Conferees Named Hopson,Harkins,Barnett
2016-03-31	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2016-03-28	House	Returned For Concurrence
2016-03-25	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2016-03-24	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Wooten, Beckett, Steverson)
2016-03-24	House	Passed As Amended
2016-03-24	House	Amended
2016-03-23	House	Read the Third Time
2016-03-17	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2016-03-14	House	Referred To Public Utilities
2016-02-26	Senate	Transmitted To House
2016-02-25	Senate	Passed
2016-02-25	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2016-02-23	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2016-02-17	Senate	DR - TSDPCS: EN To AP
2016-02-08	Senate	Referred To Energy;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/SB/SB2755.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2755IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2755CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2755PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2755SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/0520059.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/house/0800021.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/house/1060032.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/1060062.pdf