Relating to required timing for notices regarding underground facility excavations and enforcement of excavation provisions, and including penalties

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 9, 2024
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 9, 2024
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   Done: House committeeFebruary 13, 2024
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   Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 29, 202493–0
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   Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2024
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   Done: Passes the SenateApril 16, 202448–0
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   Done: To the GovernorApril 24, 2024
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   Done: Signed into lawMay 1, 2024

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Amendments · 3

2 adopted · 0 failed · 1 never voted on. Newest first.

• H-8332 · filed April 16, 2024 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that if a locator employed by a company violates the law, the company is responsible for the fine. It also ensures that a company cannot be penalized twice for the same violation as both a locator and an operator. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• S-5142 · filed April 10, 2024 by Sen. Waylon Brown (R)

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that if a locator employed by a company violates the law, the company is responsible for the fine. It also ensures that a company cannot be penalized twice for the same violation as both a locator and an operator. Its wording →
  Adopted
  April 16, 2024
• H-8094Strike everything · filed February 28, 2024 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and establishes new rules for underground excavation notifications. It defines the 48-hour waiting period to exclude weekends and holidays, adds locators as nonvoting members of the notification center's board, and requires the center to share records with the utilities board for investigations. It also sets rules for marking underground facilities, requires a representative to be present when digging near certain large natural gas lines, and allows for civil penalties against locators who violate time limits. Its wording →
  Adopted
  February 29, 2024