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Proposed Mississippi Firearm Legislation SB2498

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Legislation Overview

Title: Civil Forfeiture Reform Act of 2017; enact.

Description: An Act To Create The Civil Forfeiture Reform Act Of 2017; To Provide That Forfeiture Pursuant To The Civil Forfeiture Reform Act Of 2017 Shall Follow A Criminal Conviction; To Revise Seizure And Forfeiture Procedures; To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Submit Annual Reports Relating To Forfeiture; To Provide For The Transfer Of Seized Property; Excluding Contraband From The Civil Forfeiture Reform Act Of 2017; To Require Forfeiture Proceedings To Follow A Related Criminal Proceeding; Providing For Proceeds From The Sale Of Forfeited And Abandoned Property And Forfeited Currency To Be Deposited In The General Fund; To Provide For An Innocent Owner To Assert An Interest In Seized Property; To Bring Forward Sections 41-29-176, 41-29-177, 41-29-179, 41-29-181, 41-29-183, 41-29-185, 41-29-187, 63-11-49, 63-11-51, 63-11-53, 97-3-110, 97-3-111, 97-15-30, 97-17-1, 97-17-3, 97-17-4, 97-21-53, 97-21-55, 97-21-57, 97-21-101, 97-21-103, 97-23-107, 97-29-19, 97-29-21, 97-29-23, 97-29-25, 97-43-9, 97-43-11 And 97-44-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Amendment To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Session: 2017 Regular Session

Last Action: Died In Committee

Last Action Date: January 31, 2017

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Chris McDaniel (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 52)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 31, 2017 Died In Committee
Senate Jan 16, 2017 Referred To Judiciary, Division A
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 18, 2017 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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