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2023 SESSION
HB 2132 Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act; various changes to Act.
Introduced by: Tony O. Wilt | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act. Makes various changes to the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act. The bill (i) requires excavators to review updates in the 811 positive response system and conduct additional safety verifications before digging, (ii) allows an excavator to schedule a locate request 12 days in advance, (iii) creates a criminal penalty for any person who knowingly and intentionally excavates after being notified by a representative of the Commission of a determination that such excavation constitutes an immediate threat to safety or property and such representative requests that excavation cease, (iv) increases from $2,500 to $10,000 the maximum civil penalty for violations of the Act, and (v) updates notification requirements. This bill is identical to SB 1145.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103931D pdf | impact statements
- 01/24/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105226D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/01/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105632D-H2 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2132ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0299) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103931D
- 01/10/23 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
- 01/24/23 House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 01/24/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105226D-H1
- 01/24/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/27/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/23 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105632D-H2
- 02/03/23 House: Read first time
- 02/06/23 House: Read second time
- 02/06/23 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/06/23 House: Committee Commerce and Energy substitute rejected 23105226D-H1
- 02/06/23 House: Committee Courts of Justice substitute agreed to 23105632D-H2
- 02/06/23 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2132H2
- 02/07/23 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/07/23 House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/08/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/13/23 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/23 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/14/23 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/23 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 House: Enrolled
- 02/20/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2132ER)
- 02/20/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/23/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 299 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0299)