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2014 SESSION
SB 349 Seized drugs and paraphernalia; forfeiture to law enforcement.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (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 is identical to HB 186.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103168D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104404D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB349ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/17/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0254) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103168D
- 01/07/14 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/27/14 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104404D-S1
- 01/28/14 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/29/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/14 Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/14 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14104404D-S1
- 01/30/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB349S1
- 01/31/14 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/14 House: Read first time
- 02/07/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/14 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/14 House: Read second time
- 02/20/14 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/14 House: Read third time
- 02/21/14 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/14 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/21/14 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/14 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/25/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB349ER)
- 02/25/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/17/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 254 (effective 7/1/14)
- 03/17/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0254)