SB 420: Sentencing for Controlled Substance Violations
GENERAL BILL by Sachs ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Joyner ; Soto
Sentencing for Controlled Substance Violations; Providing for an exception to mandatory minimum sentencing requirements for certain violators of specified controlled substance provisions; specifying criteria to qualify for an exception; providing criteria that may be considered by a court in departing for the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment; requiring a court to make certain statements if it departs from the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/23/2013 Senate • Filed
1/28/2013 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 33
2/25/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/13, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/4/2013 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 113
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 33
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 113
5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Judiciary
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SB 420, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/23/2013 at 10:46 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/1/2013 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/4/2013 (pdf)
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/4/2013 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 893.135 Trafficking; mandatory sentences; suspension or reduction of sentences; conspiracy to engage in trafficking.