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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 844

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Relating to: installation of empty conduit lines as part of a digging project in a right-of-way. (FE)

County Municipality Public works Road — Construction and repair Street Transportation, department of — Roads

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows a city, village, town, or county or the Department of

Transportation to require any person who conducts any special work in the political

subdivision's or DOT's right-of-way to install empty conduit lines in any part of the

right-of-way in which the person is digging. The bill defines “special work” as

construction or maintenance of a sidewalk or highway project. The conduit lines

must be suitable for the installation of fiber optic broadband lines. Under the bill,

a city, village, or town is allowed to require conduit line installation without

complying with notice, hearing, and cost-benefit analysis requirements that, with

certain exceptions, apply to broadband, telecommunications, and video service

facilities under current law.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ringhand (D) , Vinehout (D)

9 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Brostoff (D) , Considine (D) , Milroy (D) , Novak (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Vruwink (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Vinehout and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Vruwink, Anderson, Milroy, Spreitzer, Novak, Subeck, Brostoff, Berceau and Considine

  2. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Utilities

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1