Florida House Bill 883 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Failed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-11 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1044 (Ch. 2016-179)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides for acquisition of provisional title of seized property; prohibits forfeiture under Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act from being final until owner of seized property is convicted of criminal act that renders property contraband article; provides that property is deemed contraband article & forfeited subject to forfeiture proceedings; specifies circumstances under which seizing law enforcement agency must return property; removes provision vesting rights, interests, & title to contraband articles in seizing law enforcement agency.

Forfeiture of Contraband

Rep. Matthew Caldwell [R]	Rep. Dane Eagle [R]	Rep. Katie Edwards [D]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R]
Sen. Debbie Mayfield [R]	Rep. Mark Pafford [D]	Sen. Keith Perry [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-11	House	Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1044 (Ch. 2016-179)
2016-01-12	House	Introduced
2015-12-18	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee
2015-12-03	House	Filed

S1044 (Same As) 2016-04-01 - Chapter No. 2016-179
S0220 (Similar To) 2016-03-11 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1044 (Ch. 2016-179)
H0889 (Similar To) 2016-03-07 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1044 (Ch. 2016-179)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
322	34		Amended Code	See Bill Text
403	413		Amended Code	See Bill Text
932	703		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/883
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0883/BillText/Filed/PDF