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1997 SESSION
HB 2305 Excursion trains.
Introduced by: S. Vance Wilkins, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Excursion trains. Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to certify excursion trains operating within a county having between 50,000 and 55,000 people. Excursion trains are steam-powered trains that carry passengers for which the primary purpose of the operation of such train is the passenger's experience and enjoyment of this means of transportation, and do not, in the course of operation, carry (i) freight other than the personal luggage of the passengers or crew or supplies and equipment necessary to serve the needs of the passengers and crew, (ii) passengers who are commuting to work, or (iii) passengers who are traveling to their final destination solely for business and commercial purposes. Excursion trains must carry liability insurance of at least $10,000,000 and no owner or operator may also own or operate a regularly scheduled passenger train service. By local resolution, any railroad company which authorizes an excursion train to use its tracks shall be immune from liability for personal injury or wrongful death arising from the operation of an excursion train. This limitation of liability for railroad companies does not apply if such company commits gross negligence or authorizes train operations which are inconsistent with excursion train requirements. The operator of the excursion train is required to publish notice of the railroad company's limitation of liability on the tickets issued and on a sign near any passenger boarding area.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 978051488 pdf
- 01/31/97 House: Floor substitute printed 972478488-H1 (Wilkins) pdf
- 02/25/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2305ER) pdf
- 03/19/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0393) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 978051488
- 01/17/97 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/23/97 House: Reported from Tra. (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/97 House: Read first time
- 01/27/97 House: Read second time
- 01/27/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/28/97 House: Read second time
- 01/28/97 House: Amendment #1 by Mr. Wilkins agreed to
- 01/28/97 House: Amendment #2 by Mr. Wilkins agreed to
- 01/28/97 House: Amendment #3 by Mr. Wilkins agreed to
- 01/28/97 House: Motion to refer to committee rejected (42-Y 54-N)
- 01/28/97 House: VOTE: (42-Y 54-N)
- 01/28/97 House: Amendment #4 by Mr. Wilkins agreed to
- 01/28/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/29/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/30/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/97 House: Read second time
- 01/31/97 House: Substitute by Mr. Wilkins agreed to 972478488-H1
- 01/31/97 House: Floor substitute printed 972478488-H1 (Wilkins)
- 01/31/97 House: Amendments by Mr. Wilkins void
- 01/31/97 House: Pending question ordered
- 01/31/97 House: Eng. by House - fl. sub.(Wilkins) (53-Y 41-N) 972478488-H1
- 01/31/97 House: VOTE: ENGROSSMENT (53-Y 41-N)
- 02/01/97 House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
- 02/01/97 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (51-Y 47-N)
- 02/01/97 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/05/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/13/97 Senate: Reported from Transportation (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 02/14/97 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/97 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/97 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/97 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/97 Senate: Amendment by Sen. Marsh rejected (17-Y 22-N)
- 02/18/97 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMENDMENT (17-Y 22-N)
- 02/18/97 Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
- 02/18/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (26-Y 13-N)
- 02/18/97 Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/97 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/97 Senate: Amendment by Sen. Marsh rejected
- 02/18/97 Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)
- 02/18/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (25-Y 14-N)
- 02/25/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2305ER)
- 03/03/97 House: Enrolled
- 03/04/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/15/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 393 (effective 7/1/97)
- 03/19/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0393)