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SB2787Introduced in the Senate

School districts; require to test liquefied petroleum gas piping systems in their facilities.

Passed

Introduced by Joel Carter, District 49

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act To Require School Districts To Test Liquefied Petroleum Gas Piping Systems In Their Facilities; To Prescribe Applicability; To Define Terms; To Create A Duty To Conduct An Annual Pressure Test; To Provide For Conducting The Test; To Require The Test To Be Performed In Accordance With The National Fire Protection Association 54 And Such Rules And Regulations As May Be Issued By The State Liquefied Compressed Gas Board; To Describe The Requirements Of The Test; To Require Notice Of The Test To The School's Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distributor; To Require The Distributor To Maintain A Copy Of Such Notice Until The First Anniversary Of Receipt Of The Notice; To Provide For Discontinuance Of Service By A Distributor; To Stipulate That A Distributor Is Not Liable For Any Damages That Result From A Failure To Discontinue Service For A Facility Other Than A School District Facility; To Require That Results Of Annual Pressure Tests Be Reported To The Department Of Education Within Thirty Days Of Testing; To Require Reports Of Leakage; To Authorize The State Liquefied Compressed Gas Board, Subject To The Approval Of The Commissioner Of Insurance, To Promulgate Such Rules And Regulations As It Deems Necessary Or Appropriate For Implementation; To Stipulate That This Act Shall Be Codified In Chapter 57, Title 75, In A New Article 3 Entitled "testing Of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Piping Systems In School Facilities"; To Amend Section 77-11-405, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Relating To Natural Gas Testing; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Approved by Governor

March 19, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Concurred in Amend From House · March 10, 2026

52

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

52 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Referred To Energy

  2. Title Suff Do Pass

  3. Passed

  4. Transmitted To House

  5. Referred To Public Utilities;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

  6. DR - TSDPAA: PU To AC

  7. DR - TSDPAA: AC To PU

  8. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  9. Amended

  10. Passed As Amended

  11. Motion to Reconsider Entered (Boyd (19th), Powell, McKnight)

  12. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  13. Returned For Concurrence

  14. Concurred in Amend From House

  15. Enrolled Bill Signed

  16. Enrolled Bill Signed

  17. Approved by Governor

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