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SB 2198: Homestead Exemption/Fraudulent Act

GENERAL BILL by Saunders ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Lynn

Homestead Exemption/Fraudulent Act; provides value-based sliding scale of criminal penalties for claiming homestead exemption if funds for homestead were unlawfully obtained through performance of fraudulent act. Amends 196.131.

Effective Date: 07/01/2004
Last Action: 4/30/2004 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/18/2004 Senate • Prefiled
3/3/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 00195
3/19/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/24/04, 1:00 pm, 37-S
3/24/2004 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00401
3/25/2004 Senate • Now in Finance and Taxation -SJ 00401
3/29/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Taxation, 04/01/04, 8:30 am, 37-S
4/1/2004 Senate • Favorable by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 00488; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice -SJ 00488
4/8/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 04/13/04, 9:15 am, 42-S
4/13/2004 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00584
4/14/2004 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00584; Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00565; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/22/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00748; Read second time -SJ 00748
4/23/2004 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00766; Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00766
4/24/2004 House • In Messages
4/30/2004 House • Died in Messages