Illinois Senate Bill 1438

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: Passed on July 28 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0378
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Creates the Illinois Dig Once Act. Provides that the Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall jointly develop a policy to reduce the scale and number of repeated excavations related to roads, highways, tollways, and expressways for the installation and maintenance of broadband infrastructure and public utilities in rights of way. Provides that the Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall jointly develop rules to implement the Act.

ILLINOIS DIG ONCE ACT

Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]	Sen. David Koehler [D]	Sen. Christopher Belt [D]	Sen. Terri Bryant [R]
Sen. Robert Martwick [D]	Sen. Willie Preston [D]	Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]	Rep. Norine Hammond [R]

2023-05-18 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-31 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-07-28	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0378
2023-07-28	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2024
2023-07-28	Senate	Governor Approved
2023-06-16	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-18	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-18	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
2023-05-18	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-12	House	Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 19, 2023
2023-05-10	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-04-26	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-04-25	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2023-04-25	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 017-000-000
2023-04-18	House	Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
2023-04-11	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-04-11	House	First Reading
2023-03-31	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
2023-03-31	House	Arrived in House
2023-03-31	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
2023-03-31	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2023-03-31	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Ventura
2023-03-31	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Ventura
2023-03-31	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2023-03-30	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
2023-03-30	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 015-000-000
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-03-28	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
2023-03-24	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-03-24	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-03-24	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2023
2023-03-24	Senate	Second Reading
2023-02-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
2023-02-23	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2023
2023-02-23	Senate	Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 017-000-000
2023-02-22	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
2023-02-17	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
2023-02-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
2023-02-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
2023-02-14	Senate	Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
2023-02-07	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-07	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-07	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1438&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1438.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1438eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1438enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0378.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1438sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1438sam002.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300SB1438_03312023_009000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300SB1438_05182023_009000T.pdf