l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 998

Seized property; authorize defendant to request determination on whether forfeiture is unconstitutionally excessive.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-179, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A DEFENDANT, DURING A HEARING RELATING TO THE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY, TO PETITION THE COURT FOR A DETERMINATION ON WHETHER THE FORFEITURE IS UNCONSTITUTIONALLY EXCESSIVE; TO SPECIFY CERTAIN FACTORS THE COURT MAY CONSIDER IN DETERMINING WHETHER A FORFEITURE IS UNCONSTITUTIONALLY EXCESSIVE; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INFORM THE CODE PUBLISHER OF A NONSUBSTANTIVE CORRECTION RELATING TO THE SPECIFIC DESIGNATION OF A SUBSECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 41-29-107.1, 41-29-176.1, 41-29-177, 41-29-181 AND 41-29-183, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE MISSISSIPPI BUREAU OF NARCOTICS WEBSITE ON SEIZED PROPERTY AND THE PROSECUTION OF CASES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 House of Representatives

Its course

February 14 to March 3, 2020, 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 House of RepresentativesFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days

Judiciary BFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 14 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 14Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives