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SB 1366 Coal mine safety; wide tracking and electric equipment shall maintain safe operating conditions.
Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Coal mine safety. Eliminates the requirement that every miner receive copies of the mine rules and the Coal Mine Safety Act and requires that the surface mine foreman ensure that miners are aware of hazardous conditions and that the health and safety requirements of the Act are followed. The bill also requires that mine-wide tracking systems, electric equipment, and fire sensor systems be maintained. The bill contains technical amendments and is identical to HB 2257.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/15 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15103787D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104419D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1366ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0103) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/20/15 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15103787D
- 01/20/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/29/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104419D-S1
- 01/29/15 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/15 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15104419D-S1
- 02/03/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1366S1
- 02/04/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 1-N)
- 02/04/15 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/15 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/11/15 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/15 House: Read second time
- 02/13/15 House: Read third time
- 02/13/15 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/15 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/17/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1366ER)
- 02/17/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/23/15 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
- 02/23/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/10/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 103 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/10/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0103)