Marc Levine
- Democratic
Author
Existing law requires every operator of a subsurface installation, except the Department of Transportation, to become a member of, participate in, and share in the costs of, a regional notification center. Existing law requires an excavator planning to conduct an excavation to delineate the area to be excavated before notifying the appropriate regional notification center of the planned excavation, as provided. Existing law requires an operator, before the legal excavation start date and time, to locate and field mark, within the area delineated for excavation, its subsurface installations. Existing law establishes a process for an excavator to request and obtain a continual excavation ticket for an area of continual excavation, as defined, that is valid for one year from the date of issuance and eligible for renewal. Existing law requires this process to include onsite meetings to develop a mutually agreed-upon plan. Existing law prescribes liability for failure to comply with these processes. This bill would require a court or arbitrator to award reasonable attorney's costs and fees, including expert witness fees, to an excavator if the court or arbitrator determines that the excavator is not liable for damages to a subsurface installation for reasons related to inaccurate field marking, as specified, or if the excavator makes an offer to settle the matter that is not accepted and the plaintiff fails to obtain a more favorable judgment or award. The bill would also make a technical change to correct an erroneous cross-reference within these provisions.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 173, Statutes of 2021.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 16. Page 2739.).
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 14. Page 2703.)
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 2289.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 19. Page 1652.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 20).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (March 23).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB930 | HTML |
| 02/17/21 - Introduced | |
| 03/24/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/24/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/07/21 - Enrolled | |
| 09/16/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/19/21- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 04/12/21- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/24/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/29/21- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 07/02/21- Senate Judiciary | |
| 08/18/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/01/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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