The Florida Senate

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.

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• 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)

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• CS/HB 185, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/16/2023 at 8:40 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2023 (pdf) Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2023 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 306 (er)	Catalytic Converters	Boyd	Identical	Last Action: 5/25/2023 Chapter No. 2023-114

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  538.26	Certain acts and practices prohibited.	Page 5 (pdf)
  860.142		Page 2 (pdf)
  860.147		Page 4 (pdf)

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• HB 185, Original Filed Version Posted 1/11/2023 at 5:01 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/25/2023 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 306 (c1)	Catalytic Converters	Boyd	Similar	Last Action: 5/25/2023 Chapter No. 2023-114

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  938723 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Hawkins	2/14/2023 3:35 PM	Adopted 2/15/2023	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  860.142		Page 2 (pdf)

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