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• Introduced by Rep. Kate Ebli (D) on February 19, 2008, to require railroads to place signs exactly one-quarter mile from the entrance to any grade crossings to notify engineers to blow the whistle and ring the bell as the locomotive approaches the grade crossing.
  • Referred to the House Transportation Committee on February 19, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on June 26, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on September 10, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on September 10, 2008.
• Passed 61 to 48 in the House on September 10, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 11, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on September 11, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 10, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.