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2017–2018 Regular Session

Senate Bill 242

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 title and for definitions; providing for lawful start date; further providing for duties of facility owners, for duties of the One Call System, for duties of other parties, for duties of excavators, for duties of designers, for duties of project owners, for audits and for penalties; providing for enforcement, for damage prevention committee and for compliance; and further providing for One Call System authority and for expiration.

Became law as Act 50 of 2017, signed October 30, 2017, 277 days after it was filed.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

8 co-sponsors

Robert M. Tomlinson, Stewart J. Greenleaf, Mario M. Scavello, James R. Brewster, John H. Eichelberger Jr., Guy Reschenthaler, Judith L. Schwank, John C. Rafferty Jr.

Its course

January 26 to October 30, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action32 actions on 14 days

In the SenateJan 26 to Jun 21146 days

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureJan 26 to Apr 1882 days

AppropriationsJun 19 to Jun 201 day

In the House of RepresentativesJun 21 to Oct 18119 days

Consumer AffairsJun 22 to Oct 4104 days

AppropriationsOct 17 to Oct 181 day

Back in the SenateOct 18 to Oct 235 days

Waiting to be sentOct 23 to Oct 241 day

With the GovernorOct 24 to Oct 306 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 21

  • House of Representatives, third reading188–1

    Passed · Oct 18

  • Senate, concurrence50–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Oct 23

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 19

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 4

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 26 – Jun 21

  1. Jan 26Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
  2. Apr 18CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE recommended it
  3. Jun 19Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 20APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Jun 21Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

In the House of Representatives Jun 22 – Oct 18

  1. Jun 22Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to CONSUMER AFFAIRS
  3. Oct 4CONSUMER AFFAIRS recommended it as amended
  4. Oct 17Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Oct 18APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 188 to 1

Back in the Senate Oct 23

  1. Oct 23Returned to the Senate
  2. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
  3. The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes, 50 to 0
  4. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Oct 24 – Oct 30

  1. Oct 24Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Oct 30Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 50 of 2017
All 32 actions, as published
  1. Jan 26Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Jan. 26, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  2. Apr 18Reported as committed, April 18, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  3. Apr 18First consideration, April 18, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  4. May 24Laid on the table, May 24, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  5. May 24Removed from table, May 24, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  6. Jun 19Second consideration, with amendments, June 19, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  7. Jun 19Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 19, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  8. Jun 20Re-reported as committed, June 20, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  9. Jun 21Third consideration and final passage, June 21, 2017 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  10. Jun 21(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 706), June 21, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  11. Jun 22In the House [House]House of Representatives
  12. Jun 22Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS, June 22, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  13. Oct 4Reported as amended, Oct. 4, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  14. Oct 4First consideration, Oct. 4, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  15. Oct 4Laid on the table, Oct. 4, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  16. Oct 16Removed from table, Oct. 16, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  17. Oct 17Second consideration, Oct. 17, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  18. Oct 17Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 17, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  19. Oct 17(Remarks see House Journal Page 1653), Oct. 17, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  20. Oct 18Re-reported as committed, Oct. 18, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  21. Oct 18Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 18, 2017 (188-1) [House]House of Representatives
  22. Oct 18(Remarks see House Journal Page 1686), Oct. 18, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  23. Oct 23In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  24. Oct 23Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Oct. 23, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  25. Oct 23Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 23, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  26. Oct 23Senate concurred in House amendments, Oct. 23, 2017 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  27. Oct 23(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1039), Oct. 23, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  28. Oct 23Signed in Senate, Oct. 23, 2017 [Senate]Senate
  29. Oct 24Signed in House, Oct. 24, 2017 [House]House of Representatives
  30. Oct 24Presented to the Governor, Oct. 24, 2017Governor
  31. Oct 30Approved by the Governor, Oct. 30, 2017Governor
  32. Oct 30Act No. 50Governor