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CS/CS/HB 221: Recovery of Spaceflight Assets

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee ; Sirois ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Caruso

Recovery of Spaceflight Assets; Provides spaceflight entity retains ownership of spaceflight asset after launch or upon reentry; requires person who finds item reasonably identifiable as spaceflight asset to report description & location to law enforcement; requires law enforcement to notify owner of spaceflight asset; authorizes owner of spaceflight asset to enter private property; prohibits person from appropriating spaceflight asset to his or her own use or refusing to surrender spaceflight asset to law enforcement or owner; provides criminal penalties.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-197
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/12/2021 House • Filed
    1/22/2021 House • Referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee; Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
    3/1/2021 House • PCS added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
    3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/3/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
    3/4/2021 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/8/2021 House • Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
    3/9/2021 House • Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
    3/11/2021 House • Favorable by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    3/22/2021 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    3/24/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    3/25/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    3/26/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/8/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)
    4/15/2021 House • Read 2nd time
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 1
    • Immediately certified
    4/15/2021 Senate • In Messages
    4/19/2021 Senate • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 492
    4/20/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 492
    4/22/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 581
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 936 -SJ 581
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 581
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/26/2021 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 660
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 660
    4/26/2021 House • In Messages
    • Ordered enrolled
    6/28/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/29/2021 • Approved by Governor
    7/6/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-197

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  • CS/CS/HB 221, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/26/2021 at 10:54 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 936 (c1) Recovery of Spaceflight Assets Wright Similar Last Action: 4/22/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 221 (Ch. 2021-197) -SJ 581

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    331.501 Spaceflight; informed consent. Page 4 (pdf)
    331.502 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 221, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/24/2021 at 3:58 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 936 (c1) Recovery of Spaceflight Assets Wright Similar Last Action: 4/22/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 221 (Ch. 2021-197) -SJ 581

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/15/2021 3:13 PM House 115 Yeas - 1 Nays
    4/26/2021 10:25 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    331.501 Spaceflight; informed consent. Page 4 (pdf)
    331.502 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 221, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/4/2021 at 1:26 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/30/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 6/30/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 936 (c1) Recovery of Spaceflight Assets Wright Identical Last Action: 4/22/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 221 (Ch. 2021-197) -SJ 581

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    339933 - Amendment
    Between lines 74 and 75, insert:
    Sirois 3/23/2021
    2:10 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/24/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    331.501 Spaceflight; informed consent. Page 4 (pdf)
    331.502 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 221, Original Filed Version Posted 1/12/2021 at 1:42 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/7/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 936 (c1) Recovery of Spaceflight Assets Wright Compare Last Action: 4/22/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 221 (Ch. 2021-197) -SJ 581

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    331.501 Spaceflight; informed consent. Page 4 (pdf)
    331.502 Page 2 (pdf)

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