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CS/CS/SB 688: Illegal Taking, Possession, and Sale of Bears

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Environment and Natural Resources ; Wright

Illegal Taking, Possession, and Sale of Bears; Providing that a person commits specified violations for the illegal taking, possession, and sale of bears; prohibiting the illegal taking, possession, and sale of bears, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/10/2020 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 327 (Ch. 2020-66) -SJ 579
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/28/2019 Senate • Filed
    11/6/2019 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 52
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 52
    1/29/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/03/20, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    2/3/2020 Senate • CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 240
    2/5/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/6/2020 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice
    • CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time -SJ 245
    • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/20, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    2/11/2020 Senate • CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 269
    2/12/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • CS/CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 273
    2/26/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/02/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/2/2020 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 374
    3/3/2020 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/6/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20 -SJ 653
    3/10/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 579
    • Substituted CS/HB 327 -SJ 579
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 327 (Ch. 2020-66) -SJ 579

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  • CS/CS/SB 688, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2020 at 8:27 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/28/2020 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 327 (er) Illegal Taking, Possession, and Sale of Bears Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 6/22/2020 Chapter No. 2020-66 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/2/2020 12:00 PM Rules 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    379.401 Penalties and violations; civil penalties for noncriminal infractions; criminal penalties; suspension and forfeiture of licenses and permits. Page 1 (pdf)
    379.4041 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 688, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/5/2020 at 8:42 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2020 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 327 (c1) Illegal Taking, Possession, and Sale of Bears Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 6/22/2020 Chapter No. 2020-66 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    436308 - Amendment
    Delete line 76 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Wright)     		2/10/2020
    9:49 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/11/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/11/2020 10:00 AM Criminal Justice 4 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    379.401 Penalties and violations; civil penalties for noncriminal infractions; criminal penalties; suspension and forfeiture of licenses and permits. Page 1 (pdf)
    379.4041 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 688, Original Filed Version Posted 10/28/2019 at 3:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 1/31/2020 (pdf)
    Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 327 (c1) Illegal Taking, Possession, and Sale of Bears Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/22/2020 Chapter No. 2020-66 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    920744 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Environment and Natural Resources
    (Wright)     		1/31/2020
    3:44 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/3/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/3/2020 4:00 PM Environment and Natural Resources 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    379.4041 Page 1 (pdf)

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