South Carolina Senate Bill 898 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Chapter 36, Title 58 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act, By Adding Section 58-36-95, To Require That Any Damages To An Underground Facility Resulting From Excavation Or Demolition Be Assessed By An Independent, Third-party Investigator, To Provide A Process For The Assessment, And To Provide Reporting Requirements; To Amend Section 58-36-50 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Operators Association Notification Center And Damage Prevention Training Program, To Require That Three Members Of The Board Of Directors Be Contractors Or Subcontractors Licensed In South Carolina That Regularly Provide Excavation Or Demolition Services And Do Not Own Or Operate Facilities, To Require That The Notification Center Maintain A List Of Qualified Investigators And Establish A Mandatory Training Program For Investigators, And To Delete Obsolete Provisions; To Amend Section 58-36-80 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Emergency Excavations Or Demolitions Exempt From The Notice Requirement, To Provide That An Investigator Shall Assess Damages Resulting From Emergency Excavations Or Demolitions; And To Define Necessary Terms.

Excavations and Demos; Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act & Opperators Assoc Notification Center & Damage Prevention Training Program

Sen. Ross Turner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2019-12-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-12-11	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	36	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	95	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0898&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/898_20191211.htm