Pennsylvania 2023_0 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 R · 4 D cosponsors

SB 1237 — An Act amending the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287), referred to as the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, further providing for definitions, for duties of facility owners, for duties of designers, for duties of excavators, for duties of project owners, for damage prevention committee, for compliance orders and for administrative penalties; providing for action for recovery of penalty or forfeiture; and further providing for expiration of act.

Last action — Act No. 127 of 2024, Oct. 29, 2024

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 06, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Josh Shapiro (Democratic) on October 23, 2024.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Act No. 127 of 2024, Oct. 29, 2024

  2. Approved by the Governor, Oct. 29, 2024

  3. Presented to the Governor, Oct. 23, 2024

  4. Signed in House, Oct. 23, 2024 [House]

  5. Signed in Senate, Oct. 23, 2024 [Senate]

  6. Senate concurred in House amendments, Oct. 22, 2024 (50-0) [Senate]

  7. Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 22, 2024 [Senate]

  8. Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Oct. 22, 2024 [Senate]

  9. In the Senate [Senate]

  10. (Remarks see House Journal Page ...), Oct. 22, 2024 [House]

  11. Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 22, 2024 (196-6) [House]

  12. Re-reported as committed, Oct. 22, 2024 [House]

  13. (Remarks see House Journal Page ...), Oct. 8, 2024 [House]

  14. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 8, 2024 [House]

  15. Second consideration, with amendments, Oct. 8, 2024 [House]

  16. Removed from table, Oct. 7, 2024 [House]

  17. Laid on the table, Oct. 7, 2024 [House]

  18. First consideration, Oct. 7, 2024 [House]

  19. Reported as committed, Oct. 7, 2024 [House]

  20. Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, Oct. 2, 2024 [House]

  21. In the House [House]

  22. (Remarks see Senate Journal Page ....), Oct. 1, 2024 [Senate]

  23. Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 1, 2024 (48-0) [Senate]

  24. Amended on third consideration, Sept. 30, 2024 (48-0) [Senate]

  25. Re-reported as committed, Sept. 30, 2024 [Senate]

  26. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Sept. 30, 2024 [Senate]

  27. Second consideration, Sept. 18, 2024 [Senate]

  28. First consideration, Sept. 17, 2024 [Senate]

  29. Reported as amended, Sept. 17, 2024 [Senate]

  30. Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, June 6, 2024 [Senate]

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 245 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (245)

245 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1237?
SB 1237 is sponsored by Lynda Schlegel Culver (Republican), Nick Miller (Democratic), Judy Ward (Republican), Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), Steven J. Santarsiero (Democratic), Camera Bartolotta (Republican), and Lisa Baker (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1237?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 06, 2024. Enacted.
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