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House Bill 1440 moves forward with technical fixes to civil asset forfeiture reporting and proceeds

2333131 · February 18, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 1440, which standardizes civil asset forfeiture provisions across specified criminal statutes and adds transparency measures, was reported out of committee 8-5 after a technical amendment correcting where forfeiture reports and proceeds are handled.

The Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on Feb. 18 voted 8-5 to report out a substitute for House Bill 1440, a measure that establishes a new chapter governing civil asset forfeiture under specified criminal statutes and seeks to standardize burden of proof, improve transparency and allow prevailing property owners to recover attorney fees.

The committee adopted a technical amendment, Adam 158, to correct two cross-references…

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