HB11 Alabama 2010 1st Special Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, the train crew, yard crew, or engine crew of a railroad is not personally responsible or held guilty of violating any law regulating the occupying or blocking of any street, road, or highway crossing-at-grade by trains or passenger or freight cars, if done pursuant to orders or instructions of the employer, officers, or supervisory officials
This bill would make it unlawful for a standing train to obstruct any public street, road, or other highway crossing-at-grade for more than 10 minutes and would provide civil penalties
The bill would also require the train crew, yard crew, or engine crew of a train blocking a crossing to move the train in specified circumstances
To amend Section 37-8-115 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to trains obstructing streets; to require trains to be moved in certain circumstances; to place a time limit on standing trains obstructing streets; and to provide civil penalties.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| December 15, 2010 | Delivered to Governor at 7:45 p.m.on December 15, 2010. | |
| December 15, 2010 | Assigned Act No. 2010-762. | |
| December 15, 2010 | Clerk of the House Certification | |
| December 15, 2010 | Enrolled | |
| December 15, 2010 | Signature Requested | |
| December 15, 2010 | Concurred in Second House Amendment | |
| December 15, 2010 | DeMarco motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 61 | |
| December 15, 2010 | Concurrence Requested | |
| December 14, 2010 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 39 | |
| December 14, 2010 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 38 | |
| December 14, 2010 | Holtzclaw Amendment Offered | |
| December 14, 2010 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 37 | |
| December 14, 2010 | Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Amendment Offered | |
| December 14, 2010 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 36 | |
| December 14, 2010 | Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Amendment Offered | |
| December 14, 2010 | Died in Committee on 12/16/2010 | |
| December 13, 2010 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments | |
| December 10, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections | |
| December 10, 2010 | Engrossed | |
| December 10, 2010 | Cosponsors Added | |
| December 10, 2010 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 4 | |
| December 10, 2010 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 3 | |
| December 10, 2010 | Ethics Amendment reported | |
| December 10, 2010 | Third Reading Passed | |
| December 9, 2010 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment | |
| December 8, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ethics |
Bill Text
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Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | HB11 Alabama 2010 1st Special Session - Introduced |