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CS/CS/SB 308: Unattended Persons and Animals in Motor Vehicles

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Criminal Justice ; Benacquisto ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Evers

Unattended Persons and Animals in Motor Vehicles; Providing definitions; providing immunity from civil liability for entry into a motor vehicle related to the rescue of a person or an animal under certain circumstances; providing for applicability, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 1/28/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 131 (Ch. 2016-18) -SJ 266
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/17/2015 Senate • Filed
10/6/2015 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 25
11/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/17/15, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
11/17/2015 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 127
11/18/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
11/19/2015 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 127
11/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/01/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
12/1/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 128
12/3/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules -SJ 128
1/11/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/14/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 25
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 112
• CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 112
1/14/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 221
1/15/2016 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 221
1/19/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/21/16
1/21/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 235
• Placed on 3rd reading
1/28/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 266
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 131 -SJ 266
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 131 (Ch. 2016-18) -SJ 266