SENATE BILL 256

Sponsored By:

Senators Dyson and Middleton

Entitled:

Mass Transit Administration - Future Extension of Mass Transit Systems to St. Mary's County

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of preserving and acquiring rights-of-way for a future mass transit extension to St. Mary's County and to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 1999; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department utilize existing resources to examine the issue and to make recommendations; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/2

First Reading Finance

2/4

Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.

2/6

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.

3/23

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

3/24

Favorable with Amendments

Laid Over (Middlebrooks) Adopted

3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Floor Amendment (Middlebrooks) Rejected

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/27

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

4/13

Senate Concur - House Amendments

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Passed Enrolled

5/21

Signed by the Governor Chapter 594

House Action

3/27

First Reading Appropriations

Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.

4/13

Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations

4/10

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

Motion Rules Suspended 2rdgs same day (Delegate Slade) Adopted (111-13)

Special Order later today (Delegate McClenahan) Adopted

4/11

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (120-10)

Sponsored by:

Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29

Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHARLES COUNTY

MASS TRANSIT -see also- BUSES; RAILROADS

RAILROADS

REAL PROPERTY

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

ST. MARY'S COUNTY

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 647052/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1998   at: 11:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 673401/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1998   at: 11:17 a.m.     Status: Rejected

House

Number: 724649/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 13, 1998   at: 9:38 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 27, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)

April 13, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House

April 10, 1998: Motion Rules Suspended 2rdgs same day (Slade) Adopted (111-13)

April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (120-10)