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CS/CS/SB 776: Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services

GENERAL BILL by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities ; Criminal Justice ; Baxley

Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services; Revising the elements that constitute theft of utilities; clarifying that the presence of certain devices and alterations on the property of, and the actual possession by, a person constitutes prima facie evidence of a violation; clarifying that specified circumstances create prima facie evidence of theft of utility services for the purpose of facilitating the manufacture of a controlled substance, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2017
Last Action: 4/28/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 879 (Ch. 2017-145) -SJ 543
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/7/2017 Senate • Filed
    2/23/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 94
    3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 94
    3/16/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/21/17, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    3/21/2017 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 244
    3/22/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/23/2017 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 248
    • Now in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities -SJ 244
    • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 03/28/17, 3:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    3/28/2017 Senate • CS/CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 257
    3/29/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time -SJ 263
    3/30/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 257
    4/10/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/13/17, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/13/2017 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 412
    4/14/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 412
    4/20/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/25/17, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/25/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 442
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 442
    4/26/2017 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/17
    4/28/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 542
    • Substituted CS/HB 879 -SJ 543
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 879 (Ch. 2017-145) -SJ 543

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  • CS/CS/SB 776, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/29/2017 at 10:56 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/12/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/24/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/25/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 879 (er) Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services Burgess Identical Last Action: 6/26/2017 Chapter No. 2017-145

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/13/2017 1:00 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/25/2017 9:00 AM Appropriations 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    812.14 Trespass and larceny with relation to utility fixtures; theft of utility services. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 776, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/22/2017 at 9:48 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Pre-Meeting) 3/27/2017 (pdf)
    Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 879 Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services Burgess Similar Last Action: 6/26/2017 Chapter No. 2017-145

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    603448 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    (Baxley)
    3/28/2017
    8:41 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/28/2017
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/28/2017 3:00 PM Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    812.014 Theft. Page 9 (pdf)
    812.14 Trespass and larceny with relation to utility fixtures; theft of utility services. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 776, Original Filed Version Posted 2/7/2017 at 3:45 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/20/2017 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 879 Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services Burgess Identical Last Action: 6/26/2017 Chapter No. 2017-145

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    319480 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Baxley)
    3/20/2017
    4:10 PM
    Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    3/21/2017
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 539650 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (319480)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Baxley)
    3/20/2017
    4:56 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/21/2017
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/21/2017 4:00 PM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    812.014 Theft. Page 9 (pdf)
    812.14 Trespass and larceny with relation to utility fixtures; theft of utility services. Page 1 (pdf)

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