l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 292

Asset forfeiture proceeds; clarify use is for increase in law enforcement budget.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-181, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PROCEEDS FROM CRIMINAL FORFEITURES THAT ARE DEPOSITED AND CREDITED TO THE PARTICIPATING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL BE USED TO INCREASE THE EXISTING BUDGET OF THE PARTICIPATING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND USED TO INCREASE LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES FOR THE PARTICIPATING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PROCEEDS SHALL NOT BE USED TO REDUCE THE EXISTING BUDGET OF THE PARTICIPATING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; 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

January 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days

Judiciary BJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 18 – Feb 2

  1. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published