CS/HB 185: Catalytic Converters
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Hawkins ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Casello ; Garcia ; Smith ; Waldron
Catalytic Converters; Prohibits person who is not registered secondary metals recycler from purchasing detached catalytic converter; requires recycler to comply with specified requirements; prohibits person from possessing, purchasing, selling, or installing stolen, altered, or detached catalytic converter; provides for inference that catalytic converter may have been stolen; prohibits import, manufacture, specified purchase, sale, or installation of counterfeit, fake, or nonfunctional catalytic converter; prohibits recycler from processing or removing detached catalytic converter from recycler's place of business for specified period; provides exceptions.
Last Action: 4/18/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 306 (Ch. 2023-114)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action | 
|---|---|---|
| 1/11/2023 | House | • Filed | 
| 1/25/2023 | House | • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 
| 2/8/2023 | House | • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda | 
| 2/15/2023 | House | • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 
| 2/16/2023 | House | • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed | 
| 2/21/2023 | House | • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee | 
| 3/7/2023 | House | • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) | 
| 3/13/2023 | House | • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda | 
| 3/15/2023 | House | • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee | 
| 3/21/2023 | House | • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda | 
| 3/23/2023 | House | • Favorable by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar | 
| 4/13/2023 | House | • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/18/2023) | 
| 4/18/2023 | House | • Substituted CS/CS/SB 306 • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 306 (Ch. 2023-114) | 
