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Senate concurs on property‑forfeiture bill after sharp exchanges over federal due process
Summary
Senators debated second substitute Senate Bill 175, a measure changing state forfeiture procedures and directing some forfeiture proceeds, with supporters arguing it funds drug interdiction units and opponents warning it reintroduces past abuses; the Senate concurred with the House 16–9, 4 absent.
Senate Bill 175, described on the floor as a measure to return certain forfeiture proceeds to law enforcement and restore investigatory funding for drug interdiction task forces, passed the Senate after a heated debate about due process and federal forfeiture practices.
Senator Butters framed the bill as necessary to ‘‘save some starfish’’ — using an extended anecdote about rescuing vulnerable youth — and urged colleagues to support…
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