l9n/ Oregon

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 2421

Requires person operating as scrap metal business to obtain certificate from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Requires person operating as scrap metal business to obtain certificate from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services. Specifies civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for operating scrap metal business without certificate. Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of or other transactions related to metal property. Prohibits scrap metal business from purchasing, receiving or conducting transaction related to certain types of metal property. Requires payment for purchase or transaction by check mailed to seller's street address. Requires scrap metal business to produce records in response to lawful demand and to segregate, identify and hold metal property reasonably suspected to be lost or stolen. Requires within 10 days determination of whether metal property is lost or stolen. Requires consignment or secondhand store that purchases or receives metal property to comply with provisions of Act. Provides immunity to owner of land for injury or damage caused by theft or attempted theft of metal property. Specifies civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for first violation of certain provisions of Act and not more than $2,000 for subsequent violations. Creates crime of unlawfully operating as scrap metal business. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates crime of unlawfully altering metal property. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates crime of making false statement on metal property record. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates crime of unlawfully purchasing or receiving metal property. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates crime of unlawfully possessing metal property. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

19 co-sponsors

Jules Bailey, Jeff Barker, Deborah Boone, Ben Cannon, Jean Cowan, Michael Dembrow, Chris Edwards, Nick Kahl, Betty Komp, Nancy Nathanson, Tobias Read, Chuck Riley, Arnie Roblan, Mike Schaufler, Judy Stiegler, Carolyn Tomei, Suzanne VanOrman, Larry Galizio, David Edwards

Its course

January 22 to June 29, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Jun 29 · stopped158 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 22 to Jan 275 days

JudiciaryJan 27 to Jun 29 · stopped153 days

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 22 – Jun 29

  1. Jan 22Introduced
  2. Jan 27Sent to Judiciary
  3. Jun 29Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 22First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Jun 29In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives