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2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2498

Civil Forfeiture Reform Act of 2017; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE CIVIL FORFEITURE REFORM ACT OF 2017; TO PROVIDE THAT FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO THE CIVIL FORFEITURE REFORM ACT OF 2017 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 CIVIL FORFEITURE REFORM ACT OF 2017; 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

January 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 SenateJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 Jan 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate