CS/HB 767: Bad Check Charges
GENERAL BILL by Crime & Punishment ; Hill
Bad Check Charges; provides for triple damages, court costs, & attorney's fees re certain civil actions to recover fines due on stop payments on checks, drafts, or orders of payment; revises language re service fee for dishonored checks; amends provision re prima facie evidence of identity re prosecution of bad check charges to remove "race" as required element of establishing identity of person presenting check. Amends 68.065, 166.251, 832.07.
Effective Date: 10/01/1998
Last Action: 5/29/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-297
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/29/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-297
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/24/1997 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 3/4/1997 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00092; Referred to Crime & Punishment (JC); Financial Services (EIC) -HJ 00134 |
| 3/14/1997 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (JC), 03/20/97, 1:00 pm, 21-HOB |
| 3/20/1997 | House |
• Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Crime & Punishment (JC) -HJ 00399 |
| 4/2/1997 | House |
• CS read first time on 04/02/97 -HJ 00397; Now in Financial Services (EIC) -HJ 00399 |
| 4/25/1997 | House |
• Withdrawn from Financial Services (EIC) -HJ 00879; Placed on General Calendar -HJ 00879; Read second time -HJ 01008; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01008 |
| 4/29/1997 | House |
• Read third time -HJ 01176; CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 01176 |
| 4/29/1997 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/30/1997 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Criminal Justice -SJ 01098 |
| 5/2/1997 | Senate |
• Upon adjournment in Senate Criminal Justice, Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, Placed on House Consent Calendar |
| 3/3/1998 | House |
• CARRIED OVER; Pending Consent Calendar |
| 3/5/1998 | House |
• Available for Consent Calendar |
| 3/17/1998 | House |
• Placed on Consent Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00226; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00226; Read third time -HJ 00226; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00226 |
| 3/18/1998 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 3/19/1998 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary -SJ 00237 |
| 4/24/1998 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary -SJ 00901; Substituted for SB 212 -SJ 00902; Read second and third times -SJ 00902; CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 -SJ 00902; Immediately certified -SJ 00902 |
| 4/24/1998 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 01366 |
| 5/13/1998 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
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| 5/29/1998 |
• Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-297 |