AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- EXCAVATION NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES (Requires the marking of all underground utility facilities when the underground utility is under a public right-of-way.)
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2017
Last action Jun 1, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 1, 2017
Committee
06/01/2017 Referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
May 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/31/2017 House read and passed
legislature
May 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/23/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
02/14/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
01/25/2017 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blake A. Filippi
RRepublican
P
Brian Kennedy
DDemocratic
P
Sam Azzinaro
DDemocratic
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