Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HB2897: Mine safety; mine operators to maintain motorized transport at working face of mine.
Chief Patron
Del.
Bud Phillips (D-2)
Bud Phillips
(D-2)
Castlewood, VA
Served: 1990–
Progress
| Introduced | |
| Passed Committee | |
| Passed House | |
| Passed Senate | |
| Signed by Governor | |
| Became Law |
Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Mine safety. Requires mine operators to maintain motorized transport at the working face of a mine to carry injured miners to the surface if the travel time from the working face to the surface is greater than 30 minutes.
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