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2004 SESSION

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HB 493 Timber; penalty for theft.

Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Theft of timber; penalty. Provides that any person who cuts, removes, or severs any timber from the land of another without legal right or permission shall be liable to the rightful owner for treble damages, reforestation costs, the costs of ascertaining the value of the lumber and legal costs. Establishes criminal penalties for the theft of timber. Provides that prima facie evidence of the intent to steal timber exists where the timber was harvested or removed from property marked with readily visible paint marks in specific places on trees or posts along the property line. This bill is identical to SB 548.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 041405372  pdf | impact statements
• 02/14/04  House: Committee substitute printed 040972372-H1  pdf | impact statements
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB493ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/20/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 041405372
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/04  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/04  House: Committee substitute printed 040972372-H1
• 02/14/04  House: Read first time
• 02/16/04  House: Read second time
• 02/16/04  House: Committee substitute agreed to 040972372-H1
• 02/16/04  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB493H1
• 02/17/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/19/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/19/04  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/04  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/04  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/26/04  Senate: Read third time
• 02/26/04  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/26/04  Senate: Amendments by Sen. Stolle agreed to
• 02/26/04  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/01/04  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
• 03/01/04  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB493ER)
• 03/15/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/17/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/17/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/12/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 615 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/20/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615)