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type: "Bill"
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title: "Forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of crimes; finding of guilt required."
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description: "Forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of crimes; finding of guilt required. Requires that any action for the forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of a crime be stayed until the person whose property is the subject of the forfeiture action has been found guilty of the crime authorizing the forfeiture, regardless of whether he has been sentenced. The bill provides that property may be forfeited even though no finding of guilt is made if (i) the forfeiture is ordered by the court pursuant to a plea agreement or (ii) the owner has not submitted a written demand for the return of the property within 21 days from the date the stay terminates. This bill incorporates HB 225."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 1522"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1522 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Marcus B. Simon"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2020-01-09"
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last_action: "2020-04-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80611600-a1b7-4f9d-8dc5-af95913cab08"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1522"
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source_hash: "eddbaeab1aaf28c3b382ffe9742f43cb50ab6f26deaa1782077ee353a2b14612"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1522 (2020) — Forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of crimes; finding of guilt required.
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Forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of crimes; finding of guilt required. Requires that any action for the forfeiture of property used in connection with the commission of a crime be stayed until the person whose property is the subject of the forfeiture action has been found guilty of the crime authorizing the forfeiture, regardless of whether he has been sentenced. The bill provides that property may be forfeited even though no finding of guilt is made if (i) the forfeiture is ordered by the court pursuant to a plea agreement or (ii) the owner has not submitted a written demand for the return of the property within 21 days from the date the stay terminates. This bill incorporates HB 225.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1000)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1000)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1522ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1522ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1522H1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1522)
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4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1522H1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1522H1)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 1-N) — **14–1** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 1-N) — **16–1** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N) — **96–1** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) — **7–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Marcus B. Simon — primary (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Dave A. LaRock — cosponsor (person)
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- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicholas J. Freitas — cosponsor (person)
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- Tony O. Wilt — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-09** Presented and ordered printed 20104679D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-17** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-01-31** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-31** Committee substitute printed 20106992D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2020-01-31** Incorporates HB225 (Freitas)
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- **2020-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB1522H1)
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- **2020-02-05** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-05** Committee substitute agreed to 20106992D-H1
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- **2020-02-05** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1522H1
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- **2020-02-06** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-06** VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-07** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-24** Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-24** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-02** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-03-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-05** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-12** Impact statement from DPB (HB1522ER)
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- **2020-03-12** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-12** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-17** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
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- **2020-03-17** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-09** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1000 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80611600-a1b7-4f9d-8dc5-af95913cab08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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