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2012 SESSION

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SB 159 Drug trafficking; 3 years shall be mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for subsequent offense.

Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Manufacturing, etc., Schedule I and II drugs.  Adds a mandatory minimum term of confinement of three years for a second or subsequent conviction of manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to distribute a Schedule I or II drug (now five to life) and increases the mandatory minimum term for a third or subsequent conviction from five years to 10 years. This bill is identical to HB 968.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101835D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/30/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104287D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 01/30/12  Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 12104287D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/07/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105080D-S2  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/12  House: Committee substitute printed 12105541D-H1  pdf | impact statements
• 03/15/12  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB159ER)  pdf | impact statements
• 04/09/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101835D
• 01/10/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/30/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104287D-S1
• 01/30/12  Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 12104287D-S1
• 01/30/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
• 01/30/12  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/07/12  Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105080D-S2
• 02/08/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/12  Senate: Read second time
• 02/09/12  Senate: Committee substitute rejected 12104287D-S1
• 02/09/12  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/09/12  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105080D-S2
• 02/09/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB159S2
• 02/10/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/10/12  Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/12  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
• 02/15/12  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/12  House: Read first time
• 02/15/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
• 02/20/12  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 2-N)
• 02/20/12  House: Committee substitute printed 12105541D-H1
• 02/20/12  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/21/12  House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
• 02/29/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/12  House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/12  House: Read second time
• 03/05/12  House: Read third time
• 03/05/12  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/05/12  House: Motion to reconsider the pass by for the day agreed to
• 03/05/12  House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105541D-H1
• 03/05/12  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB159H1
• 03/05/12  House: Passed House with substitute (77-Y 19-N)
• 03/05/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (77-Y 19-N)
• 03/06/12  Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
• 03/07/12  House: House insisted on substitute
• 03/07/12  House: House requested conference committee
• 03/08/12  Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/12  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/08/12  Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Garrett, Reeves
• 03/08/12  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/08/12  House: Delegates: Bell, Robert B, Morris, Sickles
• 03/10/12  House: Conference report agreed to by House (84-Y 13-N)
• 03/10/12  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (84-Y 13-N)
• 03/10/12  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
• 03/15/12  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/15/12  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB159ER)
• 03/15/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/17/12  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/09/12  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 710 (effective 7/1/12)
• 04/09/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)