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Senate Bill 38

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Last Action	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 66)
Title	AN ACT relating to timber theft.
Bill Documents	Current/Final Introduced
Bill Request Number	199
Sponsors	C. Embry Jr., J. Bowen, D. Parrett
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 364.130 to specify that a person, regardless of state of mind or whether the person believes to be authorized or not, is liable for three times the stumpage value of the timber and three times the cost of any damages to property when he or she takes the timber of another without legal right or color of title.
Index Headings of Original Version	Crime Victims - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial Environment and Conservation - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial Forests and Forestry - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial Property - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial Civil Actions - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial
Proposed Amendments	House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2
Votes	Vote History

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10/04/16	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/03/17	introduced in Senate
01/07/17	to Agriculture (S)
02/14/17	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/15/17	2nd reading, to Rules
02/16/17	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 16, 2017 3rd reading, passed 35-0
02/17/17	received in House
02/21/17	to Agriculture (H) posted in committee
02/22/17	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/23/17	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 28, 2017
02/24/17	floor amendment (1) filed
02/28/17	floor amendment (2) filed
03/07/17	3rd reading, passed 95-0 with floor amendment (2)
03/08/17	received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (2) for Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Senate concurred in House floor amendment (2) Bill passed 37-0 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
03/14/17	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
03/21/17	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 66)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Rothenburger
Summary	Add a new subsection to KRS 364.130 to exempt certain property owners who mistakenly remove the timber of an adjoining property owner from the requirement to pay treble damages and make them only liable for the reasonable value of the timber, the actual damages caused to the property, and legal costs incurred; make conforming changes.
Index Headings	Crime Victims - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial Environment and Conservation - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial Forests and Forestry - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial Property - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial Civil Actions - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	R. Rothenburger
Summary	Add a new subsection to KRS 364.130 to exempt residential property owners and farmland owners maintaining their fence rows who mistakenly remove the timber of an adjoining property owner from the requirement to pay treble damages and make them only liable for the reasonable value of the timber, the actual damages caused to the property, and legal costs incurred; make conforming changes.
Index Headings	Crime Victims - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial Environment and Conservation - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial Forests and Forestry - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial Property - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial Civil Actions - Timber theft, treble damages, state of mind or mistake immaterial

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