Bills › 90th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 28, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 28, 2023
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People hired by digging companies must now follow new rules when notifying the state about underground work. The new rules change how the 48-hour waiting period is counted by skipping weekends, holidays, and the day the notice is sent. Diggers must also include how deep they plan to dig in their notices.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to required timing for notices regarding underground facility excavations. The bill modifies the definition of “excavator” to include a person acting under a contract with an excavator. The bill defines “forty-eight hours” to mean a period of time that is consecutive hours, but not including the hours on the date of notification, the hours on Saturdays or Sundays, or the hours of a legal holiday (48-hour period).m. The bill provides that a notice shall be valid for calendar days after the conclusion of the 48-hour period. Current law provides that a notice is valid for calendar days from the date the notice was provided to the notification center. The bill includes that a notice must include the anticipated depth of the excavation.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 28, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Lobbying
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