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HB 186 Seized drugs and paraphernalia; forfeiture to law enforcement.
Introduced by: Barry D. Knight | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Drugs and paraphernalia forfeited to law enforcement. Provides that seized drugs and drug paraphernalia, the lawful possession of which is not established or the title to which cannot be ascertained, may be forfeited to a law-enforcement agency for training purposes pursuant to a court order. Current law limits such forfeiture to the Department of Forensic Science for research and training purposes. Limitations are placed on the amount of drugs that a law-enforcement agency may retain and monthly inventories must be submitted to the chief law-enforcement officer in writing. Drugs must be destroyed within 12 months of being obtained and time, place, and manner of destruction must be certified to the court. This bill incorporates HB 481 and is identical to SB 349.
FULL TEXT
- 12/23/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102443D pdf
- 01/20/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104208D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104780D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB186ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/23/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102443D
- 12/23/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/14 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/13/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/14 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104208D-H1
- 01/20/14 House: Incorporates HB481
- 01/22/14 House: Read first time
- 01/23/14 House: Read second time
- 01/23/14 House: Committee substitute agreed to 14104208D-H1
- 01/23/14 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB186H1
- 01/24/14 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/27/14 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/14 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104780D-S1
- 02/11/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/14 Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/14 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14104780D-S1
- 02/12/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB186S1
- 02/12/14 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/14 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 14104780D-S1 (93-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/14 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/14 House: Enrolled
- 02/18/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB186ER)
- 02/18/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 99 (effective 7/1/14)
- 03/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0099)