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2024 SESSION
HB 385 Railroad safety; use of train, locomotive, etc., for movement of freight, minimum train crew.
Introduced by: Shelly A. Simonds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Railroad safety; civil penalties. Requires a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight. This bill is identical to SB 143.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102219D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106612D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB385ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 01/08/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102219D
- 01/08/24 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/16/24 House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/30/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/01/24 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/01/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106612D-H1
- 02/05/24 House: Read first time
- 02/06/24 House: Read second time
- 02/06/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106612D-H1
- 02/06/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB385H1
- 02/07/24 House: Read third time and defeated by House (50-Y 50-N)
- 02/07/24 House: VOTE: Defeated (50-Y 50-N)
- 02/07/24 House: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House
- 02/07/24 House: Passed House (51-Y 49-N)
- 02/07/24 House: VOTE: Passage #2 (51-Y 49-N)
- 02/08/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/15/24 Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (10-Y 2-N)
- 02/15/24 Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
- 02/26/24 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 5-N)
- 02/28/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/29/24 Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
- 03/06/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB385ER)
- 03/06/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/14/24 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/24 House: House sustained Governor's veto