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SB302

Utility easements; fiber optic cable.

Status:
Consolidated

Chief Patron:
Bill Stanley (R)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Utility easements.

Provides that any utility easement, granted before, on, or after July 1, 2020, whether granted publicly or privately, by statute, local ordinance, deed, or other recorded instrument, or by prescription, shall be deemed to include the laying, hanging, and maintenance of fiber optic cable. The bill further provides that any utility easement shall also be deemed to include access over private or public lands to permit the grantee to have physical access to such cable, unless the instrument granting the easement was recorded prior to July 1, 2020, and specifically states otherwise. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/05/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100783D
  • 01/05/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 01/13/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB302)
  • 01/17/2020 - Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Energy
  • 01/24/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB302)
  • 02/03/2020 - Senate: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB794-Lewis) (15-Y 0-N)

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