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    CS/CS/HB 221: Recovery of Spaceflight Assets

    GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee, Sirois; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Caruso

    Recovery of Spaceflight Assets; Provides spaceflight entity retains ownership of spaceflight asset after launch or upon reentry; requires person who finds item reasonably identifiable as spaceflight asset to report description & location to law enforcement; requires law enforcement to notify owner of spaceflight asset; authorizes owner of spaceflight asset to enter private property; prohibits person from appropriating spaceflight asset to his or her own use or refusing to surrender spaceflight asset to law enforcement or owner; provides criminal penalties.

    Effective Date: 7/1/2021

    Last Action: 7/6/2021 Senate - Chapter No. 2021-197

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    Current Bill Version Posted: 4/26/2021 10:54 AM


    • Related Bills (1)

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      S 936 (c1) by Wright
      Recovery of Spaceflight Assets
      Last Action: 4/22/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 221 (Ch. 2021-197) -SJ 581
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      331.501 Spaceflight; informed consent. Page 4 (pdf)
      331.502 Page 1 (pdf)
    • Bill History

      S = Senate, H = House

      1/12/2021 H • Filed
      1/22/2021 H • Referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee; Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
      3/1/2021 H • PCS added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
      3/2/2021 H • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
      3/3/2021 H • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
      3/4/2021 H • Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
      • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
      • CS Filed
      • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
      3/8/2021 H • Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
      • Referred to Judiciary Committee
      • Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
      3/9/2021 H • Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
      3/11/2021 H • Favorable by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
      • Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
      • Now in Judiciary Committee
      3/22/2021 H • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
      3/24/2021 H • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
      • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
      • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
      • CS Filed
      3/25/2021 H • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
      3/26/2021 H • Bill referred to House Calendar
      • Added to Second Reading Calendar
      4/8/2021 H • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)
      4/15/2021 H • Read 2nd time
      • Read 3rd time
      • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 1
      • Immediately certified
      4/15/2021 S • In Messages
      4/19/2021 S • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 492
      4/20/2021 S • Received -SJ 492
      4/22/2021 S • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 581
      • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
      • Substituted for CS/SB 936 -SJ 581
      • Read 2nd time -SJ 581
      • Placed on 3rd reading
      4/26/2021 S • Read 3rd time -SJ 660
      • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 660
      4/26/2021 H • In Messages
      • Ordered enrolled
      6/28/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
      6/29/2021 • Approved by Governor
      7/6/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-197
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