SB 2129 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

UNDERGROUND UTILITIES DAMAGE

Summary
Amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act. Removes "personal representative" from the definition of "person". Contains provisions concerning a joint meet for certain parties. Contains provisions concerning a no show request initiated by an excavator through the State-Wide One-Call Notice System. Contains provisions concerning the initiation of an incomplete request by an excavator. Contains provisions concerning notice of a re-mark request by an excavator. Defines the terms "residential property owner", "designer", "design stage request", and "JULIE Excavator Manual". Removes community antenna television systems from certain requirements concerning nonemergency excavation or demolition, emergency excavation or demolition, and certain records of notice. Adds certain requirements concerning nonemergency excavation or demolition. Contains provisions concerning the use of a joint meet. Contains provisions concerning a design stage request. Contains provisions concerning the requirements after contact is made between the facility owner or operator and the designer. Contains provisions concerning requests of drawings of the job site by the owner or operator. Adds language (1) providing that excavation shall cease in the area of the damage when the damaged facility is a threat to life or property or if otherwise required by law and (2) prohibiting the excavator from engaging in specified activities. Provides that every person that fails to provide notice and willfully fails to comply with other provisions of the Act shall be subject to specified penalties. Contains provisions concerning penalties for owners and operators of underground utility facilities. Makes other changes.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2008
Committee Review
Apr 2008
Senate Passage
Apr 2008
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 17, 2008 Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2008

How they voted

57–0
Passed
Total votes 57
Apr 16, 2008
D Democratic35
35 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Apr 29, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 16, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Wilhelmi
upper
Apr 16, 2008
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (57-0)
senate
Apr 10, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Energy; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 9, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy
upper
Apr 8, 2008
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 8, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
upper
Mar 6, 2008
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Environment and Energy; 011-000-000
upper
Feb 20, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Energy
upper
Feb 14, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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