BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2899: Financial fraud instruments

Making the unlawful possession of instruments of financial fraud a crime.

Summary

  • Makes possession of a device that has the ability to capture, read, scan, store, record, transmit, or receive financial information from an access device, a class C felony, when the intent is to commit financial fraud.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2899), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2016
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Kirby (D-29)
Introduced
January 26, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to unlawful possession of instruments of financial fraud;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Kirby (D-29)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to General Government & Information Technology.
  3. PS - Majority; do pass.
  4. First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2899 in other sessions

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