Mississippi House Bill 144 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Provide A Procedure For The Criminal Forfeiture Of Property Used In Criminal Offenses That Have No Specific Forfeiture Procedure; To Provide Legislative Findings; To Provide Duties And Powers Of Seizing Agencies; To Specify Property That Is Subject To Forfeiture; To Provide Certain Immunity For Persons Involved In The Seizure Of Property; To Provide For Forfeiture Proceedings; To Protect The Interest Of Parties With An Interest In Such Property Who Are Not Involved In The Criminal Offense; To Allow The Retention Of Forfeited Property For Use In Judicial Proceedings; To Provide For The Disposition Of Forfeited Property; And For Related Purposes.

Criminal Forfeiture; provide procedure for offenses with no specific procedure.

Rep. Mark Baker [R]

2013-01-30 - House - House Passed (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2013-02-15	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2013-01-31	House	Transmitted To Senate
2013-01-30	House	Passed
2013-01-29	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2013-01-11	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB0144.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0144IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0144PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/votes/house/0230010.pdf