CS/CS/SB 776 (2017) -  Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services

General Bill by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities and Criminal Justice and Baxley
Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services: Revising the elements that constitute theft of utilities; clarifying that the presence of certain devices and alterations on the property of, and the actual possession by, a person constitutes prima facie evidence of a violation; clarifying that specified circumstances create prima facie evidence of theft of utility services for the purpose of facilitating the manufacture of a controlled substance, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2017
Last Event: 04/28/17 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 879 (Ch. 2017-145) -SJ 543 on Friday, April 28, 2017 3:01 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/21/17 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    • On agenda for: 03/28/17 3:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • On agenda for: 04/13/17 1:00 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/25/17 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 879 Subject: Unlawful Acquisition of Utility Services Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • D 603448 , Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Baxley Date Filed: 03/28/17, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/28/2017 04:28 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 319480 , Criminal Justice, Baxley Date Filed: 03/20/17, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 03/21/2017 06:52 PM
    • SD 539650 , Criminal Justice, Baxley Date Filed: 03/20/17, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/21/2017 06:52 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/25/2017 5:07:42 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/24/2017 10:50:03 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 4/14/2017 1:13:03 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 4/12/2017 1:29:51 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 3/29/2017 10:24:41 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 3/27/2017 11:09:32 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/22/2017 9:35:55 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/20/2017 4:09:08 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 879 (Ch. 2017-145) -SJ 543 Time: 04/28/2017 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 879 -SJ 543 Time: 04/28/2017 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 542 Time: 04/28/2017 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/17 Time: 04/26/2017 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 442 Time: 04/25/2017 - 5:37 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 442 Time: 04/25/2017 - 3:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/25/17, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/20/2017 - 8:14 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 412 Time: 04/14/2017 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 412 Time: 04/13/2017 - 5:04 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/13/17, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 04/10/2017 - 5:18 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c2
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 257 Time: 03/30/2017 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time -SJ 263 Time: 03/29/2017 - 6:50 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/29/2017 - 10:52 AM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 257 Time: 03/28/2017 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 03/28/17, 3:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 03/23/2017 - 7:22 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: c1
Event: S Now in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities -SJ 244 Time: 03/23/2017 - 6:46 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 248 Time: 03/23/2017 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/22/2017 - 9:48 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 244 Time: 03/21/2017 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/21/17, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 03/16/2017 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 94 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 94 Time: 02/23/2017 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/07/2017 - 3:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
812.14 CS/SB 608, CS/HB 879

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