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SB 834: Controlled Substances

GENERAL BILL by Powell

Controlled Substances; Authorizing a defendant to move a sentencing court to depart from the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 3 years and from the mandatory fine for a drug trafficking violation involving a certain quantity of a specified controlled substance; authorizing the sentencing court to grant the motion if the court finds that the defendant has demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that specified criteria are met, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/9/2017 Senate • Filed
2/23/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 100
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 100
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Criminal Justice