Locating underground utility infrastructure.
Summary
Amends the statute concerning the location of underground utility facilities (state 811 law) to provide that for any new or replacement underground facility that an operator installs or causes to be installed after June 30, 2020, the operator shall ensure that: (1) the materials from which the facility is constructed are capable of being detected from above ground level using standard equipment and technologies used by the utility locating industry; or (2) if the materials from which the facility is constructed are not capable of being detected from above ground level using standard locating techniques, the facility is encased by conductive material or is equipped with an electrically conducting wire or other means of locating the facility while it is underground.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 4, 2020
Signed Mar 14, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2020 · House Jan 28, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 41
Feb 24, 2020
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 14, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 314: yeas 87, nays 0
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-2)
senate
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 28, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-1)
house
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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