Drugs forfeited to law enforcement; disposal when no longer needed for research and training. (SB1241)

Introduced By

Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Drugs forfeited to law enforcement; research and training. Amends the provision that allows seized drugs to be forfeited to a law-enforcement agency for research and training purposes pursuant to a court order to allow the law-enforcement agency to destroy such drugs when they are no longer needed for research and training purposes; under current law, drugs must be destroyed within 12 months of being obtained. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/14/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102613D
01/14/2015Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/20/2015Impact statement from DPB (SB1241)
02/02/2015Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2015Read second time and engrossed
02/05/2015Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2015Placed on Calendar
02/09/2015Read first time
02/09/2015Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/09/2015Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
02/11/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 1-N)
02/20/2015Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2015Read second time
02/24/2015Read third time
02/24/2015Committee amendments agreed to
02/24/2015Engrossed by House as amended
02/24/2015Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/24/2015VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2015House amendments agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2015Enrolled
03/06/2015Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1241ER)
03/06/2015Impact statement from DPB (SB1241ER)
03/06/2015Signed by Speaker
03/07/2015Signed by President
03/10/2015Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
03/10/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
03/23/2015G Approved by Governor-Chapter 429 (effective 7/1/15)
03/23/2015G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0429)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.