Mississippi House Bill 998 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-179, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Defendant, During A Hearing Relating To The Seizure And Forfeiture Of Property, To Petition The Court For A Determination On Whether The Forfeiture Is Unconstitutionally Excessive; To Specify Certain Factors The Court May Consider In Determining Whether A Forfeiture Is Unconstitutionally Excessive; To Amend Section 41-29-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Inform The Code Publisher Of A Nonsubstantive Correction Relating To The Specific Designation Of A Subsection; To Bring Forward Sections 41-29-107.1, 41-29-176.1, 41-29-177, 41-29-181 And 41-29-183, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Mississippi Bureau Of Narcotics Website On Seized Property And The Prosecution Of Cases And Procedures For The Disposition Of Seized Property, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Seized property; authorize defendant to request determination on whether forfeiture is unconstitutionally excessive.

Rep. Chris Brown [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-02-14	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0998.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0998IN.htm