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CS/SB 1324: Metal Theft

GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Norman

Metal Theft; Increasing the criminal penalties for specified violations relating to secondary metals recycling; providing increased criminal penalties for third and subsequent criminal violations; defining the term “electrical substation”; prohibiting removing or assisting with the removal of copper or other nonferrous metals from an electrical substation site without authorization of the utility; providing criminal penalties, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1323 (Ch. 2012-185), CS/CS/HB 885 (Ch. 2012-179) -SJ 1237
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (BJA)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/20/2011 Senate • Filed
1/11/2012 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 144
1/13/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 144
1/23/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/26/12, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
1/26/2012 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 280
1/27/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 289
1/31/2012 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice
2/14/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/16/12, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Office Building
2/16/2012 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 523
2/17/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 523
2/20/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 534
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
2/23/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, 02/28/12, 10:45 am, 37 Senate Office Building
2/28/2012 Senate • Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 721
2/29/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 721
3/6/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 874
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 874
3/7/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12
3/9/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1237
• Amendment(s) adopted (613512, 631352) -SJ 1237
• Substituted CS/HB 1323 -SJ 1237
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1323 (Ch. 2012-185), CS/CS/HB 885 (Ch. 2012-179) -SJ 1237