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.
Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee |
