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2020 SESSION
HB 440 Railroads; freight train crew size requirements, civil penalty.
Introduced by: Steve E. Heretick | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Railroads; crew size; civil penalty. Requires a train or light engine used in connection with the movement of railroad freight in the Commonwealth to operate with a crew of at least two individuals, unless such movement involves hostler service or utility employees in yard service. The State Corporation Commission shall have discretion to fine a person willfully violating this requirement an amount not to exceed $500 for a first offense and an amount not to exceed $1,000 for a second or subsequent offense. The measure has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2020.
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HISTORY
- 01/03/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102226D
- 01/03/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/16/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 8-N)
- 01/20/20 House: Read first time
- 01/21/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/22/20 House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N 1-A)
- 01/22/20 House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N 1-A)
- 01/23/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/23/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/25/20 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)