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CS/CS/CS/SB 280: Controlled Substances

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Criminal Justice ; Brodeur

Controlled Substances; Revising the elements that constitute the capital offense of murder in the first degree; revising the elements that constitute the offense of murder in the third degree and constitute a felony of the second degree; providing criminal penalties for adults who unlawfully distribute specified substances or mixtures and an injury or overdose of the user results; providing enhanced criminal penalties for repeat offenders, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/2/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 365 (Ch. 2023-196) -SJ 673
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/18/2023 Senate • Filed
1/26/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
2/6/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/14/23, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/14/2023 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
2/15/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/16/2023 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 113
3/16/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/21/23, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
3/21/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 11 NAYS 1
3/23/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
4/10/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/13/23, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/13/2023 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 3
4/14/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/17/2023 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
4/27/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/23
5/2/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 673
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 365 -SJ 673
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 365 (Ch. 2023-196) -SJ 673