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2006 SESSION
HB 1347 Drugs; punishment for distributing, manufacturing, etc..
Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Punishment for distributing, manufacturing, etc., drugs; penalty. Imposes a five-year mandatory term of imprisonment for a third or subsequent conviction of any Schedule I or II drug sale or distribution. The bill also imposes a five-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing or possessing with intent to manufacture 100 grams of heroin, 500 grams of cocaine, 250 grams of cocaine base, 1,000 grams of marijuana, or 10 grams of methamphetamine. The mandatory minimum is not applicable if the person has no prior record, did not use violence, was not the leader of the drug operation, and cooperates fully with the prosecution. The bill also imposes a five-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for a third or subsequent felony offense for the sale, gift, distribution or possession with intent to sell, give or distribute marijuana.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067946105 pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/06 House: Committee substitute printed 062467232-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/06 House: Committee substitute printed 061411232-H2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1347ER) pdf | impact statements
- 04/14/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0697) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067946105
- 01/11/06 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/06 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/06 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/07/06 House: Committee substitute printed 062467232-H1
- 02/08/06 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood)
- 02/10/06 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/06 House: Committee substitute printed 061411232-H2
- 02/11/06 House: Read first time
- 02/13/06 House: Read second time
- 02/13/06 House: Committee substitute from Courts of Justice rejected 062467232-H1
- 02/13/06 House: Committee substitute from Appropriations agreed to 061411232-H2
- 02/13/06 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1347H2
- 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
- 02/22/06 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/06 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/28/06 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/06 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/28/06 Senate: Amendment by Senator Stolle agreed to
- 02/28/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/28/06 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/06 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/06 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/02/06 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/06 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1347ER)
- 03/09/06 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/05/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 697 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/14/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0697)