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SB 1234 Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing of methamphetamine; penalty. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who manufactures, sells, gives, distributes, or possesses with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute 28 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of its isomers is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $500,000 and imprisonment for not less than five nor more than 40 years, three years of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment to be served consecutively with any other sentence. The bill also provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who manufactures, sells, gives, distributes, or possesses with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute 227 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of its isomers is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000,000 and imprisonment for not less than five years nor more than life, five years of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment to be served consecutively with any other sentence. The bill will not become effective unless funding is appropriated.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070410782 pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 070579782-S1 pdf | impact statements
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070410782
- 01/10/07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/07 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/30/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 070579782-S1
- 01/30/07 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/07 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/01/07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 070579782-S1
- 02/01/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1234S1
- 02/02/07 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/06/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/07 House: Read first time
- 02/06/07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/09/07 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/16/07 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/07 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/20/07 House: Left in Appropriations