Mississippi House Bill 1398 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on June 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-06-09 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Waivers Regarding Forfeitures; To Amend Section 41-29-179, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Standard Of Proof; To Bring Forward Sections 41-29-153, 41-29-176.1, 41-29-181, 41-29-183 And 41-29-107.1, 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.

Seizure and forfeiture; prohibit waiver of forfeiture and revise standard of proof.

Rep. Dana Criswell [R]

2020-03-12 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 120 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-11 - House - House Passed (Y: 107 N: 10 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-09	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-05-11	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2020-03-17	House	Transmitted To Senate
2020-03-12	House	Passed As Amended
2020-03-12	House	Reconsidered
2020-03-11	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Tullos, Bain, Sanford)
2020-03-11	House	Passed
2020-03-11	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2020-03-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2020-02-17	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1398.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1398IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1398CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1398PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/ham/HB1398_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/house/0650022.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/house/0660004.pdf