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2024 SESSION

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SB 362 First offender drug program; previous misdemeanor marijuana conviction, etc.

Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

First offense drug program; previous misdemeanor marijuana conviction. Allows any person to participate in the first offender drug program even if such person was previously convicted of an offense related to misdemeanor possession of marijuana or who has had a previous dismissal of a misdemeanor offense for possession of marijuana pursuant to the program. Current law prohibits any person with a previous marijuana conviction from participating in the program. This bill is identical to HB 452.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100119D  pdf
• 01/17/24  Senate: Printed as engrossed 24100119D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB362ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/22/24  Senate: Governor's substitute printed 24109199D-S1  pdf
• 04/17/24  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB362ER2)  pdf
• 04/17/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0785)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100119D
• 01/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/10/24  Senate: Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
• 01/15/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/16/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/17/24  Senate: Read second time
• 01/17/24  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/17/24  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/17/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB362E
• 01/17/24  Senate: Printed as engrossed 24100119D-E
• 01/18/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/24  House: Read first time
• 02/13/24  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 10-N)
• 02/20/24  House: Read second time
• 02/21/24  House: Read third time
• 02/21/24  House: Passed House (51-Y 49-N)
• 02/21/24  House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
• 02/26/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/26/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB362ER)
• 02/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 03/22/24  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 03/22/24  Senate: Governor's substitute printed 24109199D-S1
• 04/17/24  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/17/24  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 04/17/24  House: BLOCK VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
• 04/17/24  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/17/24  Senate: Reenrolled
• 04/17/24  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB362ER2)
• 04/17/24  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/17/24  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/17/24  House: Enacted, Chapter 785 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/17/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0785)