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CS/CS/HB 889: Contraband Forfeiture

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Metz ; Caldwell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Mayfield ; Renner ; Steube

Contraband Forfeiture; Specifies circumstances under which property may be seized; requires that specified persons approve settlement; provides circumstances when property may be deemed contraband; allocates responsibility for damage to seized property & payment of storage & maintenance expenses; provides procedure for judicial review of seizures; requires seizing agency to pay filing fee to & deposit bond with clerk of court by; specifies circumstances when court shall order forfeiture of seized property; provides reporting requirements for seized property for forfeiture; provides penalties for noncompliance with reporting requirements.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/7/2016 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1044 (Ch. 2016-179) -HJ 870
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/3/2015 House • Filed
12/18/2015 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 76
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 76
1/21/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/25/16, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall
1/25/2016 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 -HJ 333
2/1/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 330
2/2/2016 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 362
2/18/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/22/16, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
2/22/2016 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 3 -HJ 561
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 561
2/23/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/25/16, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2/25/2016 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 604
2/26/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2/29/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 604
• CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 602
3/4/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/16
3/7/2016 House • Substituted CS/CS/SB 1044 -HJ 870
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1044 (Ch. 2016-179) -HJ 870