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Wade Kilpatrick Gas Safety and Workforce Adequacy Act of 2020.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA SB 1198 · Senate Bill · 2019–2020

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Senate
Sponsor
1
Latest action
May 12, 2020

What it does

(1) Existing law makes any operator or excavator who violates provisions relating to the protection of underground infrastructure subject to a civil penalty, as provided. Existing law authorizes specified entities to impose those civil penalties and requires, under certain circumstances, moneys derived from those civil penalties to be deposited in the Safe Energy Infrastructure and Excavation Fund. Existing law makes the moneys in the fund available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of the California Underground Facilities Safe Excavation Board and to fund public education and outreach programs designed to promote excavation safety around subsurface installations, as…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    On calendar · May 12, 2020

  3. Floor (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

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