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CS/CS/SB 818: Utility Relocation

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Transportation ; McClain

Utility Relocation; Requiring that a specified percentage of a local communications services tax levied by municipalities and counties be distributed to the Department of Commerce to fund the Utility Relocation Reimbursement Grant Program; requiring a service provider to perform communications services facility relocation work under certain circumstances; authorizing a service provider to apply to the Utility Relocation Reimbursement Grant Program for reimbursement of relocation expenses; requiring a department to provide a reasonable offer for joint participation in certain relocation costs under certain conditions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/17/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Transportation (TR)
  3. Rules (RC)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/18/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Transportation; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/25/2025 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    3/26/2025 Senate • Now in Transportation
    3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    4/1/2025 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/2/2025 Senate • CS by Transportation read 1st time
    4/3/2025 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/11/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/16/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
    4/17/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations
    • Now in Appropriations
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building

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  • CS/CS/SB 818, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2025 at 10:08 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 703 (c1) Utility Relocation Commerce Committee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    742582 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations
    (McClain)     		4/21/2025
    10:59 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.42 Water, sewage, gas, power, telephone, other utility, and television lines within the right-of-way limits of county roads and highways. Page 12 (pdf)
    202.18 Allocation and disposition of tax proceeds. Page 2 (pdf)
    337.403 Interference caused by utility; expenses. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 818, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/1/2025 at 6:45 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 703 (c1) Utility Relocation Commerce Committee Similar Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    868666 - Amendment
    Delete lines 17 - 155 and insert:     		Rules
    (McClain)     		4/15/2025
    8:06 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/16/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/16/2025 8:30 AM Rules 23 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.42 Water, sewage, gas, power, telephone, other utility, and television lines within the right-of-way limits of county roads and highways. Page 6 (pdf)
    337.403 Interference caused by utility; expenses. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 818, Original Filed Version Posted 2/18/2025 at 1:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)
    Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 703 Utility Relocation Commerce Committee Identical Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    146208 - Amendment
    Between lines 164 and 165 insert:     		Transportation
    (McClain)     		3/31/2025
    8:51 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2025 4:00 PM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/1/2025 4:00 PM Transportation 8 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.42 Water, sewage, gas, power, telephone, other utility, and television lines within the right-of-way limits of county roads and highways. Page 6 (pdf)
    337.403 Interference caused by utility; expenses. Page 1 (pdf)

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