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CS/SB 1276: Hiring, Leasing, or Obtaining Personal Property or Equipment With the Intent to Defraud

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Latvala

Hiring, Leasing, or Obtaining Personal Property or Equipment With the Intent to Defraud; Providing that in a prosecution, failing to redeliver property or equipment within a specified time after receiving the demand for return from a courier service with tracking capability or by certified mail, return receipt requested, or within a specified time after delivery by the courier service or return receipt from the certified mailing of the demand for return, is prima facie evidence of abandonment or refusal to redeliver the property or equipment; providing that notice mailed by delivery by courier with tracking capability to the address given by the renter at the time of the rental is sufficient and equivalent to notice having been received by the renter, if the notice is returned undelivered; providing that possession of personal property or equipment by a third party does not alleviate the lessee of his or her obligation to return the personal property or equipment according to the terms stated in the contract, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 729 (Ch. 2012-210) -SJ 1239
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/14/2011 Senate • Filed
    1/11/2012 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Banking and Insurance -SJ 140
    1/13/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 140
    1/20/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/25/12, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    1/25/2012 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 280
    1/26/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/27/2012 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 289
    1/31/2012 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 314
    2/15/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/20/12, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/20/2012 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 523
    • Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 523
    2/29/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance -SJ 721
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/8/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12 -SJ 975
    3/9/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1238
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 729 -SJ 1239
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 729 (Ch. 2012-210) -SJ 1239

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  • CS/SB 1276, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/26/2012 at 1:01 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2012 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 729 (er) Hiring, Leasing, or Obtaining Personal Property or Equipment with the Intent to Defraud Pilon Identical Last Action: 5/6/2012 Chapter No. 2012-210
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/20/2012 10:30 AM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    812.155 Hiring, leasing, or obtaining personal property or equipment with the intent to defraud; failing to return hired or leased personal property or equipment; rules of evidence. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 1276, Original Filed Version Posted 12/14/2011 at 10:21 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/23/2012 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 729 (c1) Hiring, Leasing, or Obtaining Personal Property or Equipment with the Intent to Defraud Pilon Similar Last Action: 5/6/2012 Chapter No. 2012-210
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    820280 - Amendment
    Delete lines 75 - 121 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Dean)     		1/23/2012
    3:54 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    1/25/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 237778 - Substitute Amendment (820280)
    Delete lines 5 - 55 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Dean)     		1/25/2012
    1:07 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/25/2012     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/25/2012 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    812.155 Hiring, leasing, or obtaining personal property or equipment with the intent to defraud; failing to return hired or leased personal property or equipment; rules of evidence. Page 1 (pdf)

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