Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Veterans and Emergency Preparedness Committee on March 3, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 4004
Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules applying certain oil spill prevention and emergency response planning requirements to railroads that own or operate high hazard train routes in this state.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules applying certain oil spill prevention and emergency response planning requirements to railroads that own or operate high hazard train routes in this state. Modifies certain requirements under oil or hazardous material spillage statutes. Requires railroads that own or operate high hazard train routes to submit annually certain proof of financial responsibility for high hazard train routes. Establishes High Hazard Train Route Oil Spill Prevention Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Department of Environmental Quality to be used for costs related to contingency planning and preparedness for high hazard train routes. Becomes operative January 1, 2019. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
Its course
January 22 to March 3, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action5 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Mar 3 · stopped40 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 22 to Feb 514 days
Veterans and Emergency PreparednessFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 22 – Mar 3
- Jan 22Filed before the session
- Feb 5Introduced
- Sent to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness
- Feb 8Heard in Veterans and Emergency Preparedness
- Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 5 actions, as published
- Jan 22Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
- Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 5Referred to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Feb 8Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives