HB 1125 Summary

• Removes seizing agencies' authority to retain seized property for their own use or transfer property to nonprofits; instead restricts transfers to state and local governmental entities only.

• Increases mandatory spending requirement from 15% to 50% of forfeiture proceeds exceeding $15,000, directing funds to public libraries, drug treatment programs, crime prevention, safe neighborhoods, or school resource officers.

• Requires funding requests to be made in writing with written certification, submitted as public records, and considered at public meetings; allows county commissions or municipal governing bodies to consult with law enforcement before approval.

• Shifts control of forfeiture fund allocation from law enforcement agencies to county commissions and municipal governing bodies, eliminating law enforcement's unilateral authority over program funding decisions.

• Effective date July 1, 2015.