Les Adams
- Republican
Primary
Provides that a person who buys and removes timber from a landowner's property is guilty of timber theft if he fails to pay the landowner by the date specified in their agreement or, if there is no written agreement, within 60 days of removing the timber. The bill provides that a person who is convicted of timber theft is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and shall be ordered to pay three times the value of the timber removed in addition to any penalties imposed by the court. The bill provides that, following the passing of the payment deadline, a buyer's failure to pay within 10 days of receiving a demand for payment shall constitute prima facie evidence of the buyer's intent to violate the timber theft provision. An exception exists for a purchaser who made payment to a person he believed in good faith to be the rightful owner of the timber.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 348 (effective 7/1/19)
Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
Enrolled
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Senate substitute agreed to by House 19107005D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
Placed on Calendar
Reading of substitute waived
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2411S1
Committee substitute agreed to 19107005D-S1
Read third time
Rereferred to Finance
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Constitutional reading dispensed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Committee amendment agreed to
Printed as engrossed 19104121D-E
Engrossed by House as amended HB2411E
Read second time
Read first time
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #2
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104121D
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| House amendments adopted | HTML |
| House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted | HTML |
| House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104121D | HTML |
| House: Printed as engrossed 19104121D-E | HTML |
| Senate: Committee substitute printed 19107005D-S1 | HTML |
| House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2411ER) | HTML |
| Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0348) | HTML |
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