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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2016</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Excavation of underground utilities; provide exception for certain activity by government entities in rights-of-way.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT CERTAIN ACTIVITY BY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IN THEIR RIGHTS-OF-WAY FROM THE LAWS REGULATING THE EXCAVATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES; TO CREATE SECTION 77-13-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE UNDERGROUND PIPELINE FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERS; TO CREATE SECTION 77-13-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE UNDERGROUND FACILITIES DAMAGE PREVENTION BOARD; TO CREATE SECTION 77-13-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS OF THE BOARD; TO CREATE SECTION 77-13-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR INVESTIGATIONS OF COMPLAINTS OF VIOLATIONS OF THE CHAPTER; TO CREATE SECTION 77-13-35 TO CREATE THE UNDERGROUND DAMAGE PREVENTION FUND WHEREIN ALL CIVIL PENALTIES SHALL BE DEPOSITED; TO CREATE SECTION 73-13-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE SCOPE OF AUTHORITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>03/22/16 at 17:53</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>H</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>1215</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>House Bill 1215</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>HB 1215</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>H</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>** See Text</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Public Utilities</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>F</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/PU.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Energy</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>T</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/EN.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Appropriations</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/AP.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Beckett</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../House_authors/Beckett.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Dixon</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Dixon.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>077-0013-0003</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/077/00130003.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/08 (H) Referred To Public Utilities</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/25 (H) Read the Third Time</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 4</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/29 (H) Amended</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 5</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/29 (H) Passed As Amended</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2016/pdf/votes/house/0560012.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 6</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/02 (H) Transmitted To Senate</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 7</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/07 (S) Referred To Energy;Appropriations</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 8</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/22 (S) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2016/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1215PS.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2016/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1215PS.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2016/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1215IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2016/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1215IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<PASSED>
			<PASSED_PDF>../../../../documents/2016/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1215PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF>
			<PASSED_OTHER>../../../../documents/2016/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1215PS.htm</PASSED_OTHER>
		</PASSED>
		<AMENDMENTS>
			<HAM>
				<HAM_DESC>Committee Amendment No 1</HAM_DESC>
				<HAM_DISP>Adopted</HAM_DISP>
				<HAM_PDF>../../../../documents/2016/pdf/ham/HB1215_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf</HAM_PDF>
				<HAM_OTHER>../../../../../documents/2016/html/ham/HB1215_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm</HAM_OTHER>
				<HAM_VDESC>Voice Vote</HAM_VDESC>
			</HAM>
		</AMENDMENTS>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2016/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB1215.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
</HISTORY>
