Indiana 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1218 — Locating underground utility infrastructure.

Last action — Public Law 46

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2020. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    3 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Amends the statute concerning the location of underground utility facilities (state 811 law) to provide that for any new or replacement underground facility that an operator installs or causes to be installed after June 30, 2020, the operator shall ensure that: (1) the materials from which the facility is constructed are capable of being detected from above ground level using standard equipment and technologies used by the utility locating industry; or (2) if the materials from which the facility is constructed are not capable of being detected from above ground level using standard locating techniques, the facility is encased by conductive material or is equipped with an electrically conducting wire or other means of locating the facility while it is underground.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 46

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 314: yeas 87, nays 0

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the House with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 226: yeas 48, nays 0

  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  13. First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities

  14. Referred to the Senate

  15. Representatives Soliday, DeVon, Candelaria Reardon added as coauthors

  16. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 95: yeas 98, nays 0

  17. Senate sponsors: Senators Donato and Koch

  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  20. First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications

  21. Authored by Representative Manning

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (143)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1218 do?
Amends the statute concerning the location of underground utility facilities (state 811 law) to provide that for any new or replacement underground facility that an operator installs or causes to be installed after June 30, 2020, the operator shall ensure that: (1) the materials from which the facility is constructed are capable of being detected from above ground level using standard equipment and technologies used by the utility locating industry; or (2) if the materials from which the facility is constructed are not capable of being detected from above ground level using standard locating techniques, the facility is encased by conductive material or is equipped with an electrically conducting wire or other means of locating the facility while it is underground.
Who sponsors HB 1218?
HB 1218 is sponsored by Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Eric Koch (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Dale DeVon (Republican), Edmond Soliday (Republican), Ethan Manning (Republican), and Candelaria Reardon.
What is the current status of HB 1218?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2020. Enacted.
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