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Ohio bill would change 811 notice windows, tighten exemptions to reduce utility strikes
Summary
House Bill 227 would shorten and clarify 811 notice rules, redefine low‑risk exemptions and move from working‑day counting to calendar days; utility and safety stakeholders testified the changes would improve locate accuracy and restore eligibility for federal pipeline safety grants.
Industry and safety representatives told the House Commerce and Labor Committee that House Bill 227 would improve underground utility protection by clarifying Ohio’s One‑Call (811) rules, changing the notice window and removing a blanket government exemption that has contributed to damages.
Speakers from the Ohio Gas Association, Ohio Oil and Gas Association and Ohio 811 described the bill as the product of years of consensus work by the Ohio Underground Damage Prevention Coalition. They said the measure would change the required notice period from "at least 48 hours,…
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