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Relating to the operation of railroad trains by a crew of two or more persons, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2021
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requires a locomotive or railroad train operating on a railroad track in connection with the movement of freight to be operated by a crew consisting of at least two qualified railroad employees. This requirement does not apply to the operation of a locomotive or railroad train in connection with a hostler service or utility service. The bill provides that a railroad company found guilty of violating this requirement is subject to a penalty of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 for a first offense, not less than $500 and not more than $5,000 for a second offense, and not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 for a third or subsequent offense.
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For purposes of determining whether a conviction is a first, second, or subsequent offense, the bill provides that only offenses committed within the three-year period prior to the most recent offense shall be considered. The bill takes effect days after enactment.
House subcommittee
Named January 24, 2022. On January 25, 2022 it recommended passage.
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- SF 248 Relating to the operation of railroad trains by a crew of two or more persons, providing p…88th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
- HF 2634 Relating to the operation of railroad trains by a crew of two or more persons, providing p…88th General Assembly · In committee · nearly identicalCleared committee
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