Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2299

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Title

Description: Department of Transportation; require placement of markers on rights-of-way memorializing vehicle accident deaths.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/10 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation;Appropriations
2 02/04 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2003
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Dearing

Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UPON RECEIPT OF A PROPER REQUEST, TO PLACE MEMORIAL MARKERS WITHIN THE RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF STATE HIGHWAYS TO MEMORIALIZE PERSONS WHO HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF A VEHICLE-RELATED ACCIDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMORIAL MARKER SHALL BE PLACED AS CLOSE AS PRACTICAL TO THE LOCATION AT WHICH THE FATALITY OCCURRED; TO PROVIDE THAT REQUESTS FOR PLACEMENT OF MEMORIAL MARKERS SHALL BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF THE VICTIM; TO PRESCRIBE THE FORM OF THE MEMORIAL MARKERS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COST OF SUCH MARKERS SHALL BE BORNE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/03 at 18:13.

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