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CS/CS/SB 306: Catalytic Converters

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Criminal Justice ; Boyd ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hooper ; Stewart

Catalytic Converters; Designating the “Catalytic Converter Antitheft Act”; prohibiting a person from knowingly purchasing a detached catalytic converter unless he or she is a registered secondary metals recycler; prohibiting a person from knowingly importing, manufacturing, purchasing for a certain purpose, selling, offering for sale, or installing or reinstalling a counterfeit, fake, or nonfunctional catalytic converter; prohibiting a secondary metals recycler from processing or removing a detached catalytic converter from the recycler’s place of business for a specified number of days, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/25/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-114
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/19/2023 Senate • Filed
    1/26/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
    2/6/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/14/23, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    2/14/2023 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    2/15/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/16/2023 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 113
    3/9/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/14/23, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/14/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
    3/16/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    3/21/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
    3/23/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/28/23, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
    3/28/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
    3/29/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/30/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/23
    4/4/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 328
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 329
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 329
    • Immediately certified -SJ 335
    4/5/2023 House • In Messages
    4/13/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/18/2023)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/18/2023 House • Substituted for CS/HB 185
    • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    4/19/2023 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 2
    4/19/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
    5/23/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/24/2023 • Approved by Governor
    5/25/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-114

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  • CS/CS/SB 306, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/20/2023 at 8:51 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 185 (c1) Catalytic Converters Criminal Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 4/18/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 306 (Ch. 2023-114) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    538.26 Certain acts and practices prohibited. Page 4 (pdf)
    860.142 Page 2 (pdf)
    860.147 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 306, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/16/2023 at 4:16 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/27/2023 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 185 (c1) Catalytic Converters Criminal Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 4/18/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 306 (Ch. 2023-114) Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/28/2023 8:30 AM Fiscal Policy 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/4/2023 6:33 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/19/2023 4:31 PM House 105 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    538.26 Certain acts and practices prohibited. Page 4 (pdf)
    860.142 Page 2 (pdf)
    860.147 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 306, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/15/2023 at 8:35 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/13/2023 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 185 (c1) Catalytic Converters Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/18/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 306 (Ch. 2023-114) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    846796 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    (Boyd)     		3/13/2023
    9:44 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/15/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/14/2023 1:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    538.26 Certain acts and practices prohibited. Page 1 (pdf)
    860.142 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 306, Original Filed Version Posted 1/19/2023 at 3:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/13/2023 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/15/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 185 Catalytic Converters Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/18/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 306 (Ch. 2023-114) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    301160 - Amendment
    Between lines 137 and 138 insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Martin)     		2/13/2023
    12:45 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/14/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/14/2023 1:00 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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