Catalytic Converters
Summary
Catalytic Converters; Prohibits person who is not registered secondary metals recycler from purchasing detached catalytic converter; requires recycler to comply with specified requirements; prohibits person from possessing, purchasing, selling, or installing stolen, altered, or detached catalytic converter; provides for inference that catalytic converter may have been stolen; prohibits import, manufacture, specified purchase, sale, or installation of counterfeit, fake, or nonfunctional catalytic converter; prohibits recycler from processing or removing detached catalytic converter from recycler's place of business for specified period; provides exceptions.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Last action Apr 18, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 24
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
13
Committee
17
Mar 23, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0-4)
house
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Fred Hawkins
RRepublican
Co
Dave Smith
RRepublican
Co
Joe Casello
DDemocratic
Co
Katherine Waldron
DDemocratic
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