2025 bills / S.B. 133
S.B. 133 Metal Purchase and Theft Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
According to the official description, this bill:
- defines terms
- clarifies language concerning catalytic converter purchases in the Pawnshop, Secondhand Merchandise, and Catalytic Converter Transaction Information Act
- creates the criminal offense of metal or catalytic converter theft
- removes penalty provisions concerning metal or catalytic converter theft from certain generally applicable criminal theft statutes due to the creation of the metal or catalytic converter theft offense
- updates industry definition for metal regulation requirements and offenses
- adds the new metal or catalytic converter theft offense to the offenses concerning pattern of unlawful activity
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 5 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to change the bill · 1/28/2025 3:19 PMWho voted how
- 6 yes, 0 no, 3 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · 1/28/2025 3:26 PMWho voted how
- 24 yes, 0 no, 5 absentFirst of two Senate votes · 2/7/2025 3:04 PMWho voted how
- 25 yes, 1 no, 3 absentFinal Senate vote · 2/21/2025 5:02 PMWho voted how
- 7 yes, 0 no, 4 absentHouse Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · 2/27/2025 4:50 PMWho voted how
- 70 yes, 0 no, 5 absentFinal House vote · 3/6/2025 6:24 PM
Hearings and debates
- Jan 28, 2025 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee▶ Watch
- Feb 27, 2025 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee▶ Watch
- Jun 3, 2025 House floor debate▶ Watch
- Jul 2, 2025 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
- 20/2/2025 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
- 21/2/2025 Senate floor debate▶ Watch