North Carolina 2017-2018 Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 532 — Landowner Encroachment and Timber Theft Act.

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This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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The changes made to Senate Bill 532 primarily involve the addition of a reference to the General Assembly and removing unnecessary filing details. These modifications streamline the document and clarify its origin, which helps ensure that lawmakers and the public can understand where the bill comes from and its context. This matters because a clearer and more concise bill can make it easier for legislators to discuss and make informed decisions about its content.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 29, 2017 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 S 1 SENATE BILL 532 Short Title:
532 SESSION 2017 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45323-MSa-126 (03/21) Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, AUTHORITY, AND GUIDANCE TO THE NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE LAW ENFORCEMENT SECTION TO MONITOR AND REDUCE LOSSES DUE TO LANDOWNER ENCROACHMENT, TIMBER, AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCE THEFT OR LOSS AND TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CRIMES.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 30, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, AUTHORITY, AND GUIDANCE TO THE NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE LAW ENFORCEMENT SECTION TO MONITOR AND REDUCE LOSSES DUE TO LANDOWNER ENCROACHMENT, TIMBER, AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCE THEFT OR LOSS AND TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CRIMES.
*DRS45323-MSa-126* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 If any person shall intentionally set fire to any grassland, brushland or woodland, except it be his own property, or in that case without first giving notice to all persons owning or in charge of lands adjoining the land intended to be fired, and without also taking care to watch such fire while burning and to extinguish it before it shall reach any lands near to or adjoining the lands so fired, he shall for every such offense be guilty of a Class 2Class 1 misdemeanor for the first offense, and for a second or any subsequent similar offense shall be guilty of a Class 1Class A1 misdemeanor.
*S532-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 If any person shall intentionally set fire to any grassland, brushland or woodland, except it be his own property, or in that case without first giving notice to all persons owning or in charge of lands adjoining the land intended to be fired, and without also taking care to watch such fire while burning and to extinguish it before it shall reach any lands near to or adjoining the lands so fired, he shall for every such offense be guilty of a Class 2Class 1 misdemeanor for the first offense, and for a second or any subsequent similar offense shall be guilty of a Class 1Class A1 misdemeanor.
Page 2 DRS45323-MSa-126 [v.10] (03/17)
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

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Who sponsors SB 532?
SB 532 is sponsored by Tom McInnis (Republican) and Brock.
What is the current status of SB 532?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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