Legislation

Altering requirements for specified demand letters relating to alleged acts of shoplifting or employee theft; providing that a responsible person who prevails in a specified civil action is entitled to an award of court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, under specified circumstances; requiring a court to reduce the amount of restitution awarded in a specified criminal proceeding by an amount equal to specified damages and civil penalties; etc.

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Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1239 Session: 2015 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/08/2016 Legislative Date 2/05/2016 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/10/2016 Legislative Date 2/10/2016 Action Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2016 Legislative Date 3/14/2016 Action Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/08/2016	2/05/2016	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate	2/10/2016	2/10/2016	Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/11/2016	3/14/2016	Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/09/2016	Text - First - Civil Penalties for Shoplifting and Employee Theft
3/11/2016	Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings

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