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2006 SESSION

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HB 1030 Marijuana; field test for evidence at trial.

Introduced by: Robert Hurt | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Field test for marijuana evidence at trial.  Provides that in any trial for marijuana possession, any law-enforcement officer shall be permitted to testify as to the results of any field test approved by the Department of Forensic Science, regarding whether or not any plant material, the identity of which is at issue, is marijuana.  The bill also provides an opportunity for defense counsel to require full laboratory analysis.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064403340  pdf
• 02/11/06  House: Committee substitute printed 061415340-H1  pdf
• 03/15/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1030ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/06/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0447)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/11/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064403340
• 01/11/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/18/06  House: Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Criminal Law
• 02/10/06  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/06  House: Committee substitute printed 061415340-H1
• 02/11/06  House: Read first time
• 02/13/06  House: Read second time
• 02/13/06  House: Committee substitute agreed to 061415340-H1
• 02/13/06  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1030H1
• 02/14/06  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/15/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/15/06  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/06/06  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/06  Senate: Read third time
• 03/07/06  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/07/06  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/07/06  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/07/06  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/06  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/09/06  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
• 03/09/06  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N)
• 03/15/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1030ER)
• 03/15/06  House: Enrolled
• 03/15/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/16/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/31/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 447 (effective 7/1/06)
• 04/06/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0447)