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| Bill | Forfeited assets; law enforcement use. | Forfeited assets; law enforcement use. Provides that a state or local agency that receives a forfeited asset or an equitable share of the net proceeds of a forfeited asset from the Department of Criminal Justice Services may use such proceeds for equipment and training for law-enforcement officers. The bill also provides that such forfeited property or proceeds shall only be used by law enforcement in the course of employment and in the performance of their official duties and not for personal use. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | SB 1420 | Virginia SB 1420 (2025) |
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Virginia SB 1420 (2025) — Forfeited assets; law enforcement use.
Forfeited assets; law enforcement use. Provides that a state or local agency that receives a forfeited asset or an equitable share of the net proceeds of a forfeited asset from the Department of Criminal Justice Services may use such proceeds for equipment and training for law-enforcement officers. The bill also provides that such forfeited property or proceeds shall only be used by law enforcement in the course of employment and in the performance of their official duties and not for personal use.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed House with substitute (90-Y 5-N) — 90–5 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Christopher T. Head — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-16 Presented and ordered printed 25101932D
introduction - 2025-01-16 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2025-01-21 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1420)
- 2025-01-29 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-31 Rules suspended
- 2025-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 2025-01-31 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-03 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2025-02-03 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-03 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-06 Placed on Calendar
- 2025-02-06 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-02-06 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2025-02-07 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2025-02-10 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 2025-02-14 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-14 Committee substitute printed 25107430D-H1
substitution - 2025-02-18 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1420)
- 2025-02-18 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-02-19 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 2025-02-19 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-19 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 2025-02-19 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2025-02-19 Passed House with substitute (90-Y 5-N)
passage - 2025-02-20 House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
substitution - 2025-03-07 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1420ER)
passage - 2025-03-07 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-03-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1420)
- 2025-03-10 Signed by President
passage - 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
enrolled - 2025-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2024
executive-receipt - 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 448 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0448)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b9dd47f9-b417-46b7-87b8-f91f1afac98c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).