Florida House Bill 1081 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on May 5 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-05 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Requires stay of proceedings subsequent to probable cause finding for forfeiture; requires stay of forfeiture until final disposition of associated criminal charges or while prosecuting agency determines whether charges will be filed; requires written notice of such charges to court; requires conviction in associated criminal offense for forfeiture; requires return of seized property if all associated criminal charges are dismissed or prosecuting agency declines to file; prohibits agencies from transferring property seized under state law to federal agency for specified purpose.

Contraband Forfeiture

House Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Rep. Christopher Benjamin [D]

2023-03-21 - House - House Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-05	House	Died in Judiciary Committee
2023-03-23	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2023-03-23	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2023-03-23	House	Original reference removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-03-22	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2023-03-22	House	CS Filed
2023-03-22	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-03-21	House	Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-03-21	House	Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-03-17	House	Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
2023-03-07	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-02-28	House	Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-02-28	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2023-02-28	House	Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-02-28	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-02-23	House	Filed

S1556 (Same As) 2023-05-05 - Died in Criminal Justice

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
932	703		Amended Code	See Bill Text
932	704		Amended Code	See Bill Text
932	7071		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1081
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1081/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1081/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1081/Amendment/810997/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1081/Analyses/h1081.CRJ.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1081/Analyses/h1081a.CRJ.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=67571&IsPCB=0&BillId=77874