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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SB 530

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vehicles required to stop at railroad crossings, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must adopt rules,

consistent with federal regulations, for the marking and placarding of vehicles being

used to transport hazardous materials.

Also under current law, the operator of certain vehicles, before crossing an

at-grade railroad crossing, must stop the vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15

feet from the nearest rail. Among the vehicles required to stop are motor vehicles

that, in accordance with DOT rules, must be marked or placarded with one of ten

specified hazardous materials markings.

This bill eliminates the statutory enumeration of ten specific hazardous

materials markings that require a marked or placarded vehicle to stop at an

at-grade railroad crossing. Instead, the bill requires DOT to promulgate rules

identifying classifications of markings or placarding that, consistent with federal

regulations, require a marked or placarded vehicle to stop at an at-grade railroad

crossing.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Lazich (R) , by request of The Department of Transportation

1 cosponsors

Petrowski (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Mar 12, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 28, 2012 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Lazich, by request of The Department of Transportation;Cosponsored by Representative Petrowski

  2. Feb 28, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections

  3. Mar 8, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  6. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-13-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  9. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Laid on the table

  10. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1