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1999 SESSION
HB 2159 Substance abuse screening of certain offenders.
Introduced by: James F. Almand | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Substance abuse screening of certain offenders. Amends legislation enacted last year, to become effective July 1, 1999, that required drug screening and assessments and presentence investigations of certain offenders. This bill makes assessment contingent on whether the screening identifies the offender as having a substance abuse problem. Screenings and assessment may be performed by a person working under the direction of a certified substance abuse counselor, rather than the counselor only. The bill restores the provision that a presentence report is permissive for guilty plea agreements and misdemeanor convictions. A presentence report is required only when the defendant pleads guilty without a plea agreement or is found guilty by a court after a plea of not guilty. The Secretary of Public Safety is responsible for convening an Interagency Offender Drug Assessment and Screening Committee to oversee the implementation of this act. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may select pilot sites for the implementation of the bill’s provisions. This bill is identical to SB 1077.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 991832825 pdf
- 02/05/99 House: Committee substitute printed 994778112-H1 pdf
- 03/01/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2159ER) pdf
- 04/12/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0913) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/20/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 991832825
- 01/20/99 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/25/99 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/03/99 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 2-N)
- 02/03/99 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/99 House: Reported from Appropriations with sub. (30-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/99 House: Committee substitute printed 994778112-H1
- 02/06/99 House: Read first time
- 02/07/99 House: Read second time
- 02/07/99 House: Committee substitute agreed to 994778112-H1
- 02/07/99 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 994778112-H1
- 02/08/99 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/99 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/99 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/10/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/99 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/99 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/99 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2159ER)
- 03/01/99 House: Enrolled
- 03/01/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/29/99 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 913 (effective 7/1/99)
- 04/12/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0913)