Mobile work camps; establishes standards therefor provided by railroad company for employees. (SB1423)
Introduced By
Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Mobile camps for railroad employees. Establishes standards for a mobile camp provided by a railroad company for maintenance of way employees. The Board of Health is required to adopt regulations concerning mobile camps. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/23/2007 | Unanimous consent to introduce |
| 01/23/2007 | Presented and ordered printed 076633752 |
| 01/23/2007 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 01/31/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1423) |
| 02/02/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/02/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2007 | Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to |
| 02/05/2007 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
Comments
This is actually kind of interesting. I'd never heard of such a thing as a mobile camp for railroad employees. It seems that railroad maintenance crews, who just follow the tracks along fixing problems as they find them, are often housed each night by the railroad in terrible circumstances -- no heat, running water, beds, etc. This bill would prevent that.
Turns out that both Illinois and Indiana have considered similar bills recently, though to what end I don't know.