CS/CS/SB 776: Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services
GENERAL BILL by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities ; Criminal Justice ; Baxley
Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services; Revising the elements that constitute theft of utilities; clarifying that the presence of certain devices and alterations on the property of, and the actual possession by, a person constitutes prima facie evidence of a violation; clarifying that specified circumstances create prima facie evidence of theft of utility services for the purpose of facilitating the manufacture of a controlled substance, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2017
Last Action: 4/28/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 879 (Ch. 2017-145) -SJ 543
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/28/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 879 (Ch. 2017-145) -SJ 543
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/7/2017 Senate • Filed
2/23/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 94
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 94
3/16/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/21/17, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/21/2017 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 244
3/22/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/23/2017 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 248
• Now in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities -SJ 244
• On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 03/28/17, 3:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
3/28/2017 Senate • CS/CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 257
3/29/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time -SJ 263
3/30/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 257
4/10/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/13/17, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
4/13/2017 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 412
4/14/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 412
4/20/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/25/17, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/25/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 442
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 442
4/26/2017 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/17
4/28/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 542
• Substituted CS/HB 879 -SJ 543
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 879 (Ch. 2017-145) -SJ 543
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CS/CS/SB 776, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/29/2017 at 10:56 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 879 (er) Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services Burgess Identical Last Action: 6/26/2017 Chapter No. 2017-145 
Committee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 4/13/2017 1:00 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/25/2017 9:00 AM Appropriations 17 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 812.14 Trespass and larceny with relation to utility fixtures; theft of utility services. Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/SB 776, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/22/2017 at 9:48 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Pre-Meeting) 3/27/2017 (pdf)
Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2017 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 879 Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services Burgess Similar Last Action: 6/26/2017 Chapter No. 2017-145
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 603448 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
(Baxley)3/28/2017
8:41 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/28/2017Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/28/2017 3:00 PM Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 812.014 Theft. Page 9 (pdf) 812.14 Trespass and larceny with relation to utility fixtures; theft of utility services. Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 776, Original Filed Version Posted 2/7/2017 at 3:45 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/20/2017 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2017 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 879 Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services Burgess Identical Last Action: 6/26/2017 Chapter No. 2017-145
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 319480 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Criminal Justice
(Baxley)3/20/2017
4:10 PMReplaced by Substitute Amendment
3/21/2017Web Page
PDF
539650 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (319480)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Criminal Justice
(Baxley)3/20/2017
4:56 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/21/2017Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/21/2017 4:00 PM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 812.014 Theft. Page 9 (pdf) 812.14 Trespass and larceny with relation to utility fixtures; theft of utility services. Page 1 (pdf)