LAW ENFORC-PROP DISPOSE-CHARTY
Summary
Amends the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Provides that if there is property in the custody of a law enforcement agency whose ownership has been unascertained for at least 6 months, a sheriff, police chief, or principal law enforcement official, who determines that the public interest would be served, may donate the property to a registered charity or transfer the property to the local government of which the official is a part or to the State (instead of transfer the property to the local government of which the official is a part or to the State).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Jun 2011
Introduced Mar 14, 2011
Signed Jun 28, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2011 · House Mar 10, 2011
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
May 12, 2011
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jun 28, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 12, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 5, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Mar 14, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 14, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 10, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-1-5)
house
Mar 2, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Mar 2, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 1, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2011
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol A. Sente
lower
Feb 22, 2011
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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