Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Highway work zone; revise penalties for speeding within.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]
| 1 | 02/03 (H) Referred To Transportation | |
| 2 | 03/02 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 4 | 03/10 (H) Passed | |
| 5 | 03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate | |
| 6 | 03/16 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation | |
| 7 | 04/06 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Miles
Additional Authors: Hudson, Montgomery, Ward, Fleming
Code Section: A 063-0003-0516
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-516, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT SPECIFICALLY ESTABLISHED FOR THAT ZONE MAY BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF DOUBLE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW IF SIGNS OR OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES APPROVED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE POSTED IN THE AREA WARNING THAT A VIOLATION OF THE MAXIMUM POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHILE WORKERS ARE PRESENT MAY BE PUNISHED BY SUCH INCREASED FINE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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