Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Motor vehicles; authorize the operation of low-speed electric vehicles on certain public roads.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/26 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation | |
| 2 | 03/09 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Mettetal
Code Section: A 027-0019-0003
Title: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE OPERATION OF CERTAIN LOW-SPEED FOUR-WHEELED ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS ON WHICH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 35 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH VEHICLES MAY BE OPERATED ON SUCH PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS ONLY BY THE HOLDER OF A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE; TO AUTHORIZE COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLES UPON STREETS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION IF SUCH PROHIBITION IS IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT SUCH VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "MOTOR VEHICLE" UNDER THE LAWS GOVERNING THE PRIVILEGE TAXATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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