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2010 SESSION

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SB 561 Coal mine safety; requirements for surface foreman certification.

Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Coal mine safety.  Makes several changes to the Coal Mine Safety Act. Surface foremen must take, at minimum, a 24-hour course of instruction in advanced first aid taught by a certified advanced first aid instructor and pass an examination approved by the Board of Coal Mining Examiners. Mine operators are required to review the substance abuse screening program with all miners at the time of employment and annually thereafter. Rules for the design and marking of dumping stations and the placement of explosives are changed in certain instances. This bill is identical to HB 1185.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102886D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/01/10  Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104816D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/10/10  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB561ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/21/10  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB561ER2)  pdf
• 04/21/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0809)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/13/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102886D
• 01/13/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/01/10  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/10  Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104816D-S1
• 02/02/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/10  Senate: Read second time
• 02/03/10  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/03/10  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10104816D-S1
• 02/03/10  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB561S1
• 02/04/10  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/10  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/16/10  House: Read first time
• 02/16/10  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/24/10  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/10  House: Read second time
• 02/26/10  House: Read third time
• 02/26/10  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/26/10  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/26/10  House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/10  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/10  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/10  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/10/10  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB561ER)
• 03/10/10  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/12/10  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/13/10  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/20/10  Senate: Placed on Calendar
• 04/21/10  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/21/10  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
• 04/21/10  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
• 04/21/10  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/21/10  House: Reenrolled
• 04/21/10  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB561ER2)
• 04/21/10  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/21/10  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/21/10  House: Enacted, Chapter 809 (effective 7/1/10)
• 04/21/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0809)