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2004 SESSION
SB 548 Timber; penalty for theft.
Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | 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 HB 493.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 047630792 pdf | impact statements
- 01/29/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 040965792-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 041172792-S2 pdf | impact statements
- 02/24/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040587792-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 03/10/04 Senate: Conference substitute printed 040601792-S3 pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB548ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/20/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0604) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 047630792
- 01/14/04 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/04 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/04 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/29/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 040965792-S1
- 02/04/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 041172792-S2
- 02/04/04 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/04 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/04 Senate: Committee (Courts) substitute rejected 040965792-S1
- 02/06/04 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/04 Senate: Committee (Finance) substitute agreed to 041172792-S2
- 02/06/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB548S2
- 02/09/04 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/04 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/11/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/04 House: Read first time
- 02/11/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/04 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/04 House: Committee substitute printed 040587792-H1
- 02/25/04 House: Read second time
- 02/26/04 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/27/04 House: Read third time
- 02/27/04 House: Committee substitute agreed to 040587792-H1
- 02/27/04 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB548H1
- 02/27/04 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/04 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (13-Y 26-N)
- 03/02/04 Senate: VOTE: REJECT HOUSE AMENDMENT (13-Y 26-N)
- 03/02/04 Senate: Rec. of House sub. agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/04 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/04 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- 03/02/04 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (0-Y 39-N)
- 03/03/04 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/03/04 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/05/04 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/04 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONF. COMM. (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/04 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/04 Senate: Senators: Puckett, Blevins, Rerras
- 03/08/04 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/08/04 House: Delegates: Kilgore, Hurt, Ware, O.
- 03/10/04 Senate: Conference substitute printed 040601792-S3
- 03/11/04 House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/04 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/04 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/26/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB548ER)
- 03/26/04 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/26/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/29/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/12/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 604 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/20/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0604)