SB 848: Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety
GENERAL BILL by Broxson
Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety; Changing the number of days’ notice an excavator must provide to the free-access notification system before beginning any excavation or demolition; creating an underground facility damage prevention review panel; providing a hearing process to allow the review panel to hear complaints regarding certain alleged violations; authorizing member operators to place permanent markers for certain purposes, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
- Infrastructure and Security (IS)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/7/2019 Senate • Filed
2/19/2019 Senate • Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Infrastructure and Security; Rules -SJ 95
3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 95
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
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SB 848, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/7/2019 at 12:05 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 263 Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Payne Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 556.102 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf) 556.105 Procedures. Page 5 (pdf) 556.107 Violations. Page 7 (pdf) 556.114 Low-impact marking practices. Page 18 (pdf) 556.116 High-priority subsurface installations; special procedures. Page 19 (pdf)