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HB 5756 Illinois House · 96th Regular Session

UTILITIES-FIBER OPTIC CONDUIT

Summary
Amends the Illinois Highway Code and the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act. Provides that after the effective date all fiber-optic network conduit installed as new or replacement underground fiber-optic network conduit pursuant to specified provisions of the Illinois Highway Code must be marked with detectable underground warning tape that is able to be traced by inductive locating. Requires that the marking shall be a minimum of 6 inches and be buried as close to the ground surface as possible, or between 4 and 6 inches deep. Provides that the warning tape shall be American Public Works Association color-coded to match the type of utility line it is protecting.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2010
Committee Review
Dec 2010
House Passage
Mar 2010
Senate Passage
Dec 2010
Governor
Introduced Apr 6, 2010 Last action Jan 11, 2011
Floor votes · Senate Dec 2, 2010 · House Mar 25, 2010

How they voted

52–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 58
Dec 2, 2010
D Democratic36
32 Yea 4
88% Yea
R Republican22
20 Yea 2
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
7
Committee
12
Amendments
3
Dec 30, 2010
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Dec 30, 2010
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Fortner
lower
Dec 2, 2010
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
Dec 2, 2010
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Dec 2, 2010
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (52-0-6)
senate
Nov 30, 2010
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Telecommunications and Information Technology; 009-000-000
upper
Nov 30, 2010
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Nov 29, 2010
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Telecommunications and Information Technology
upper
Nov 19, 2010
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Nov 19, 2010
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler
upper
Nov 18, 2010
Committee
Re-referred to Telecommunications and Information Technology
upper
Apr 23, 2010
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 6, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Telecommunications and Information Technology
upper
Apr 6, 2010
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 6, 2010
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 25, 2010
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-2-5)
house
Feb 23, 2010
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 017-000-000
lower
Feb 16, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2010
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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