l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2330

Forfeiture Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE FORFEITURE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO THE FORFEITURE ACT SHALL FOLLOW A CRIMINAL CONVICTION; TO REVISE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE PROCEDURES; TO REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORTS RELATING TO FORFEITURE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF SEIZED PROPERTY; EXCLUDING CONTRABAND FROM THE FORFEITURE ACT; TO REQUIRE FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS TO FOLLOW A RELATED CRIMINAL PROCEEDING; PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF FORFEITED AND ABANDONED PROPERTY AND FORFEITED CURRENCY TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE GENERAL FUND; TO PROVIDE FOR AN INNOCENT OWNER TO ASSERT AN INTEREST IN SEIZED PROPERTY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 41-29-176, 41-29-177, 41-29-179, 41-29-181, 41-29-183, 41-29-185, 41-29-187, 63-11-49, 63-11-51, 63-11-53, 97-3-110, 97-3-111, 97-15-30, 97-17-1, 97-17-3, 97-17-4, 97-21-53, 97-21-55, 97-21-57, 97-21-101, 97-21-103, 97-23-107, 97-29-19, 97-29-21, 97-29-23, 97-29-25, 97-43-9, 97-43-11 AND 97-44-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

Its course

February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature 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 Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 8 – Feb 23

  1. Feb 8Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 23Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 23Died In CommitteeSenate