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2005 SESSION
HB 2438 Methamphetamine; manufacturing when person under 18 yrs. of age is present, penalty.
Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Penalties for methamphetamine manufacture. Increases the penalty for manufacturing certain amounts of methamphetamine or less than 200 grams of a mixture containing methamphetamine from a range of five to 40 years to a range of 10 to 40 years. For a second conviction the range is increased from five years to life to 10 years to life, and for a third or subsequent conviction the range is established as 10 years to life with a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of three years. There is a provision for the court to order restitution to an innocent property owner whose property is damaged, or rendered unusable, as a result of methamphetamine production. The bill makes it a felony punishable by imprisonment of 10 to 40 years for any person in a custodial relationship over a child under the age of 18 to knowingly allow that child to be present during the manufacture or attempted manufacture of methamphetamine. Certain state agencies are required to establish a multi-agency work group to create a best practices protocol for use by law-enforcement and emergency response agencies regarding the clean-up of abandoned and deactivated methamphetamine production sites. The Division of Forensic Science is required to create a best practices protocol regarding the retention and handling of the by-products of methamphetamine production after testing is conducted on behalf of law-enforcement officials.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/05 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054401104 pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/05 House: Introduced bill reprinted 054401104 pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/05 House: Committee substitute printed 054419372-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 058038372-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2438ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/05 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2438ER2) pdf
- 04/12/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0923) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/05 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 054401104
- 01/12/05 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/01/05 House: Introduced bill reprinted 054401104
- 02/02/05 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/05 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/03/05 House: Reported from Appropriations with sub (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/05 House: Committee substitute printed 054419372-H1
- 02/05/05 House: Read first time
- 02/07/05 House: Read second time
- 02/07/05 House: Committee substitute agreed to 054419372-H1
- 02/07/05 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2438H1
- 02/08/05 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/09/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/05 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/05 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 058038372-S1
- 02/15/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/05 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/05 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/16/05 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 058038372-S1
- 02/16/05 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2438S1
- 02/16/05 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/05 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/05 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/05 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/05 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2438ER)
- 03/09/05 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/05 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/05 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/29/05 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/05/05 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/06/05 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/05 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/05 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (37-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/05 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. R (37-Y 0-N)
- 04/06/05 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/06/05 House: Reenrolled
- 04/06/05 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2438ER2)
- 04/06/05 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/06/05 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/06/05 House: Enacted, Chapter 923 (effective 7/1/05)
- 04/12/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0923)