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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

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  • 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    4/14/2004 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00584; Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00565; Placed on Calendar, on second reading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

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  • SB 2198, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/18/2004 at 1:57 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Subcommittee on Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/13/2004 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/13/2004 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2004 (pdf)
    Finance and Taxation (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2004 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 59 Homestead Exemption/Fraudulent Act Wishner Identical Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died in Committee on Local Affairs (LGV)
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    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/24/2004 1:00 PM Criminal Justice 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/1/2004 8:30 AM Finance and Taxation 4 Yeas - 1 Nays
    4/13/2004 9:15 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/23/2004 11:16 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    196.131 Homestead exemptions; claims.

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