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SB 642, 63rd R.S.
Authorizing the creation and organization in metropolitan areas of rapid transit authorities; excepting certain bicounty metropolitan areas as defined in said Act; making findings and defining terms; providing for an election; providing for transit authority boards; prescribing the functions, powers, duties, responsibilities, and privileges of such authorities and their engineers, employees and representatives; authorizing the levy and collection of motor vehicle emission taxes by such authorities; exempting certain motor vehicles; authorizing the issuance of bonds and notes and making provision for securing their payment by such authorities; prescribing the characteristics of such bonds and notes and their eligibility for legal investments and security for deposits; providing certain tax exemptions; authorizing the adoption of rules and regulations and prescribing of penalties; containing a severability clause.

Chamber Action Comments  Date 
S Read first time   03/09/1973
S Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations   03/09/1973
S Committee substitute   04/03/1973
S Notice of intent given   04/04/1973
S Rules suspended   04/05/1973
S Amendments   04/05/1973
S Rules suspended   04/05/1973
S Amendments   04/06/1973
S Read second time and passed to engrossment   04/06/1973
S Passed   04/06/1973
S Sent to House   04/09/1973
H Received from the Senate   04/09/1973
H Read first time   04/09/1973
H Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs   04/09/1973
H Considered in public hearing   04/09/1973
H Reported favorably   04/09/1973
H Sent to Calendar Committee   04/11/1973
H Read second time   05/02/1973
H Amendments   05/02/1973
H Passed to third reading   05/02/1973
H Read third time   05/03/1973
H Amendments   05/03/1973
H Passed   05/03/1973
S House passage reported   05/04/1973
S Concurred in House amendments   05/04/1973
H Concurrence in House amendments by Senate reported   05/04/1973
S Signed   05/07/1973
H Signed   05/07/1973
S Returned from Governor   05/09/1973
S Refused to concur in House amendments   05/09/1973
S Conference committee requested   05/09/1973
S Conference committee appointed   05/09/1973
H Refusal to concur in House amendments by Senate reported   05/09/1973
H Conference committee requested   05/09/1973
H Senate conference committee appointed   05/09/1973
H House granted request of Senate for conference committee   05/09/1973
H House conference committee appointed   05/09/1973
H House adopted conference committee report   05/15/1973
H Adoption of conference committee report by Senate reported   05/15/1973
S Conference committee report adopted   05/15/1973
S Signed   05/16/1973
H Signed   05/16/1973
S Signed by Governor   05/21/1973
S Effective immediately   05/21/1973


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