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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5299: Railroad shipping

Transferring the authority to intervene on behalf of railroad shippers to the department of transportation.

Summary

  • The authority of the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to intervene in federal rail abandonment proceedings or rate discrimination cases is transferred to the Department of Transportation (DOT).

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5299), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
Introduced
January 16, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
HB 1313
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the intervention authority of the department of transportation on railroad shipping matters;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Dan Swecker R-20

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5299 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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