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CS/CS/SB 572: Consumer Protection/Emergencies

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Commerce and Consumer Services ; Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano ; Lynn ; Crist

Consumer Protection/Emergencies; provides criminal penalties for any person who fails to possess occupational license & offers goods & services for sale to public during declared state of emergency; provides that this provision shall not apply to certain organizations; provides that failure to possess such license constitutes reasonable cause to detain such person for reasonable amount of time & in reasonable manner, etc. Amends 501.160, 252.36.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 6/22/2005 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-283
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/21/2004 Senate • Filed
1/12/2005 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Consumer Services; Domestic Security; Criminal Justice
2/15/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Consumer Services, 02/23/05, 9:00 am, 401-S --Temporarily postponed
3/8/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce and Consumer Services; Domestic Security; Criminal Justice -SJ 00039; On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Consumer Services, 02/23/05, 9:00 am, 401-S --Temporarily postponed; On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Consumer Services, 03/09/05, 9:00 am, 401-S
3/9/2005 Senate • CS by Commerce and Consumer Services; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00135; CS read first time on 03/10/05 -SJ 00147; Now in Domestic Security -SJ 00135
3/24/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Domestic Security, 03/29/05, 2:30 pm, 301-S
3/29/2005 Senate • Favorable by Domestic Security; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00319
3/31/2005 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00319
4/7/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/12/05, 9:00 am, 37-S
4/12/2005 Senate • CS/CS by- Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00455; CS read first time on 04/14/05 -SJ 00457
4/14/2005 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00455
4/20/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00523; Read second time -SJ 00505
4/21/2005 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00543; CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00543
4/27/2005 House • In Messages
5/2/2005 House • Received, referred to Calendar -HJ 01157
5/3/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second and third times -HJ 01233; Substituted for HB 347 -HJ 01233; CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 01233
5/3/2005 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00909
6/14/2005 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/22/2005 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-283