Lost and Abandoned Property
Summary
Lost and Abandoned Property; Revises timeframes within which law enforcement officers must provide certain notices to owners of certain abandoned or lost properties.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Nov 15, 2023
Signed Mar 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2024 · House Jan 18, 2024
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 21, 2024
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Mar 22, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Dec 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Dec 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Dec 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Nov 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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