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CS/CS/HB 729: Hiring, Leasing, or Obtaining Personal Property or Equipment with the Intent to Defraud

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Pilon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Julien ; Soto

Hiring, Leasing, or Obtaining Personal Property or Equipment with the Intent to Defraud; Provides that failure to redeliver property or equipment within specified time after receiving demand for return is prima facie evidence of abandonment or refusal to redeliver property or equipment; provides that notice mailed by delivery by courier with tracking capability to address given by renter at time of rental is sufficient & equivalent to notice having been received by renter, if notice is returned undelivered; provides that failure to redeliver property or equipment after rental period expires, & after demand for return is made, is prima facie evidence of abandonment or refusal to redeliver property or equipment; provides that demand for return of overdue property or equipment & for payment of amounts due may be sent by courier service with tracking capability; provides that possession of personal property or equipment by third party does not eliminate lessee's obligation to return such property or equipment according to contract; provides exception when personal property or equipment was obtained without lessee's consent; provides that lessor of vehicle that is not returned at conclusion of lease is entitled to report vehicle as stolen.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 5/6/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-210
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/21/2011 House • Filed
11/29/2011 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 72
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 71
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/12/12, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
1/12/2012 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 228
1/13/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
1/17/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 297
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 223
2/6/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/08/12, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
2/8/2012 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 573
2/9/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 568
2/10/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 577
2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 719
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 767
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 767
2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 819
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Banking and Insurance -SJ 819
3/9/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Banking and Insurance -SJ 1238
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1238
• Substituted for CS/SB 1276 -SJ 1238
• Read 2nd time -SJ 1238
• Read 3rd time -SJ 1239
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 1239
3/9/2012 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1713
4/20/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/4/2012 • Approved by Governor
5/6/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-210