HB 213 (2014) -  Underground Facility Damage Prevention & Safety

General Bill by Santiago
Underground Facility Damage Prevention & Safety: Revises definition of term "premark"; revises notification & marking procedures for proposed excavation or demolition; creates noncriminal infraction for failure by excavator to notify member operator of planned start date & time of specified excavation; deletes certain notification exemptions; revises excavators' premarking requirements; revises definition of term "high-priority subsurface installation"; authorizes member operator to deem owned or operated underground pipeline or facility high-priority subsurface installation; requires excavator to notify member operator of current & accurate contact information; revises requirement to report certain infractions; authorizes settlement of incident by payment of fine.
Effective Date: July 1, 2014
Last Event: Withdrawn prior to introduction on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 12:45 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 288 Subject: Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Withdrawn prior to introduction Time: 02/04/2014 - 12:45 PM Member: Santiago Committee: Version: __
Event: H Removed from Meeting Agenda of Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Time: 02/03/2014 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Energy & Utilities Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/28/2014 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Time: 11/22/2013 - 11:50 AM Member: Committee: Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Regulatory Affairs Committee Time: 11/22/2013 - 11:50 AM Member: Committee: Regulatory Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Local & Federal Affairs Committee Time: 11/22/2013 - 11:50 AM Member: Committee: Local & Federal Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Time: 11/22/2013 - 11:50 AM Member: Committee: Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 10/24/2013 - 11:36 AM Member: Santiago Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
337.401 SB 288
556.102 SB 288
556.105 SB 288
556.106 SB 288
556.107 SB 288
556.108 SB 288
556.114 SB 288
556.116 SB 288