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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287), referred to as the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, further providing for title and for definitions; providing for lawful start date; further providing for duties of facility owners, for duties of the One Call System, for duties of other parties, for duties of excavators, for duties of designers, for duties of project owners, for audits and for penalties; providing for enforcement, for damage prevention committee and for compliance; and further providing for One Call System authority and for expiration."
description: "An Act amending the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287), referred to as the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, further providing for title and for definitions; providing for lawful start date; further providing for duties of facility owners, for duties of the One Call System, for duties of other parties, for duties of excavators, for duties of designers, for duties of project owners, for audits and for penalties; providing for enforcement, for damage prevention committee and for compliance; and further providing for One Call System authority and for expiration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 242"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 242 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baker"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2017-01-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-10-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/787fd1f2-9c27-44be-b211-5f8bf71f2f70"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=242"
source_hash: "4a9072df80479958b40edabb397b6c13cb7a60f5b66dc6255293f036517e5d0e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---
# Pennsylvania SB 242 (2017-2018) — An Act amending the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287), referred to as the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, further providing for title and for definitions; providing for lawful start date; further providing for duties of facility owners, for duties of the One Call System, for duties of other parties, for duties of excavators, for duties of designers, for duties of project owners, for audits and for penalties; providing for enforcement, for damage prevention committee and for compliance; and further providing for One Call System authority and for expiration.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Printer's No. 0223** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0242&pn=0223)
2. **Printer's No. 0984** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0242&pn=0984)
3. **Printer's No. 1227** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0242&pn=1227)
## Votes
- FINAL PASSAGE — **1881** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **500** (pass) · upper
- SB 242 PN 1227, 2017 A3987, KRUEGER-BRANEKY — **83104** (fail) · lower
- SB 242 PN 1227, 2017 A3855, M. QUINN — **9594** (fail) · lower
- SB 242 PN 1227, 2017 A3850, NEUMAN — **88100** (fail) · lower
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **180** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Committed — **150** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **500** (pass) · upper
- SB 242 PN 1227, 2017 A3855, M. QUINN — **81104** (fail) · lower
- SB 242 PN 1227, 2017 A3855, MOT RECON, CAUSER — **10979** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **260** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Baker — primary (person)
- Brewster — cosponsor (person)
- Eichelberger — cosponsor (person)
- Greenleaf — cosponsor (person)
- Rafferty — cosponsor (person)
- Reschenthaler — cosponsor (person)
- Scavello — cosponsor (person)
- Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Tomlinson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0223 Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0984 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1227 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/787fd1f2-9c27-44be-b211-5f8bf71f2f70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).