Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2740

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Title

Description: Vehicles with projecting loads; clarify provisions relating to operation at night.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
2 01/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
3 01/31 (S) Passed
4 02/02 (S) Transmitted To House
5 02/07 (H) Referred To Transportation
6 02/27 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
7 03/01 (H) Amended
8 03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
9 03/02 (H) Returned For Concurrence
10 03/14 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
11 03/20 (S) Conferees Named Dearing,Farris,Furniss
12 03/22 (H) Conferees Named Compretta,Mitchell,Woods
13 03/25 (H) Conference Report Filed
14 03/25 (S) Conference Report Filed
15 03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
16 03/28 (S) Conference Report Adopted
17 03/30 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
18 03/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
19 04/07 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [H] Amendment No 1

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number557

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Dearing*

Code Sections: A 063-0005-0019, A 063-0005-0021, A 063-0007-0047

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-5-19, 63-5-21 AND 63-7-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY CERTAIN PROVISIONS WHICH RESTRICT THE MAXIMUM LENGTH THAT THE LOAD UPON THE REAR VEHICLE OF A COMBINATION OF VEHICLES MAY PROJECT BEYOND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, WHICH PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO SUCH LENGTH LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, AND WHICH REQUIRE VEHICLES WITH PROJECTING LOADS OF FOUR FEET OR MORE TO DISPLAY A RED FLAG AT THE REAR OF THE LOAD; TO EXEMPT CERTAIN VEHICLES DESIGNED FOR ON-FARM DELIVERY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FROM THE LENGTH LIMITATIONS ON PROJECTING LOADS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/17/01 at 00:01.

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