An Act relative to forfeiture reform
Senate, February 10, 2022 -- The committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 965) of Cynthia Stone Creem and Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation relative to criminal forfeiture; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1452) of James Arciero and others relative to asset forfeiture of property; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1724) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, David Allen Robertson and Elizabeth A. Malia establishing a right to counsel in civil asset forfeiture cases; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1757) of Jay D. Livingstone, Elizabeth A. Malia and Tami L. Gouveia relative to human trafficking forfeiture reform; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4279) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Carlos González, David M. Rogers and Russell E. Holmes relative to civil asset forfeiture, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2671).
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/10/2022 | Senate | Reported from the committee on The Judiciary |
| 2/10/2022 | Senate | New draft of S965, H1452, H1724, H1757 and H4279 |
| 2/10/2022 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 6/16/2022 | Senate | Also based on S2105 |
| 6/16/2022 | Senate | Order relative to subject matter adopted |
| 6/16/2022 | Senate | Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, June 23, 2022 |
| 6/21/2022 | Senate | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S2944 |
| 6/23/2022 | Senate | Read second |
| 6/23/2022 | Senate | Motion to lay on the table pending and postponed to the next session |
| 6/29/2022 | Senate | Motion to lay on the table negatived |
| 6/29/2022 | Senate | Motion to lay on the table pending and postponed to the next session |
| 6/30/2022 | Senate | Motion to lay on the table negatived |
| 6/30/2022 | Senate | New draft substituted, see S2944 |
| 7/7/2022 | Senate | Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted, as amended |
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