Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB225
Legislation Overview
Title: Forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of crimes; finding of guilt required.
Description: Forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of crimes; finding of guilt required. Requires that any action for the forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of a crime be stayed until the person whose property is the subject of the forfeiture action has been found guilty of the crime authorizing the forfeiture, regardless of whether he has been sentenced. The bill provides that property may be forfeited even though no finding of guilt is made if (i) the forfeiture is ordered by the court pursuant to a plea agreement or (ii) the owner has not submitted a written demand for the return of the property within 21 days from the date the stay terminates.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Last Action Date: January 31, 2020
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Nicholas Freitas (R); Mark Cole (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 31, 2020 | Incorporated by Courts of Justice |
| House | Jan 27, 2020 | Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1522-Simon) by voice vote |
| House | Jan 23, 2020 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| House | Dec 28, 2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101747D |
| House | Dec 28, 2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Dec 28, 2019 | 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
