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HB 1229 Excursion trains; certification requirements, liability of railroad company.
Introduced by: Christopher T. Head | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Excursion trains; certification requirements; liability of railroad company. Removes the requirement that a passenger train be operated primarily in Buchanan, Campbell, or Washington County in order to be certified as an excursion train. The bill further removes the requirement that a locality pass a resolution to immunize a railroad company upon which an excursion train operates from liability for personal injury or wrongful death arising from the operation of the excursion train.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/16 House: Presented and ordered printed 16103584D pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1229ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0431) pdf
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0431) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/19/16 House: Presented and ordered printed 16103584D
- 01/19/16 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/29/16 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #4
- 02/03/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/16 House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Read first time
- 02/11/16 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/12/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE(99-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/24/16 Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/29/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/16 Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
- 03/04/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/04/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1229ER)
- 03/04/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/8/2016
- 03/08/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/11/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 431 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0431)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0431)