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HB900

Forfeiture of property used in connection with commission of crimes; finding of guilt required.

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
Nick Freitas (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of crimes; finding of guilt required.

Requires that any action for the forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of a crime be stayed until the person whose property is the subject of the forfeiture action has been found guilty of the crime authorizing the forfeiture, regardless of whether he has been sentenced. The bill provides that property may be forfeited even though no finding of guilt is made if (i) the forfeiture is ordered by the court pursuant to a plea agreement or (ii) the owner has not submitted a written demand for the return of the property within 21 days from the date the stay terminates. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104392D
  • 01/09/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/16/2018 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 01/22/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB900)
  • 01/24/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 6-N)
  • 02/05/2018 - House: Committee substitute printed 18105993D-H1
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 18105993D-H1
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB900H1
  • 02/09/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N)
  • 02/09/2018 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (81-Y 18-N)
  • 02/09/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB900H1)
  • 02/12/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/12/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N)
  • 02/14/2018 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
  • 02/21/2018 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (8-Y 8-N)

Full text and vote history:

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