HB 263: Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety
GENERAL BILL by Payne
Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety; Changes number of days notice an excavator must provide to free-access notification system before beginning any excavation or demolition; creates underground facility damage prevention review panel; provides membership, term limits, & duties of review panel; specifies civil penalties which review panel may assess; provides review process through DOAH for infractions not resolved by review panel; provides penalty for person who removes or damages permanent underground facility markers; authorizes member operators to place permanent markers for certain purposes.
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/14/2019 House • Filed
1/23/2019 House • Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 40
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 40
5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
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HB 263, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/14/2019 at 2:02 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 848 Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Broxson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology 
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 556.102 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf) 556.105 Procedures. Page 6 (pdf) 556.107 Violations. Page 8 (pdf) 556.114 Low-impact marking practices. Page 21 (pdf) 556.116 High-priority subsurface installations; special procedures. Page 22 (pdf)