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CS/CS/HB 365: Controlled Substances

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Plakon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Amesty ; Baker ; Bankson ; Basabe ; Chaney ; Garcia ; Jacques ; Steele

Controlled Substances; Revises elements of murder offenses; provides criminal penalties for adults who unlawfully distribute specified substances or mixtures & an overdose or serious bodily injury of user results; provides enhanced criminal penalties for repeat offenders provides that specified persons have certain protections from arrest & prosecution.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 6/6/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-196
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/23/2023 House • Filed
2/1/2023 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/3/2023 House • PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
3/7/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/8/2023 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/9/2023 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/10/2023 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
3/13/2023 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/15/2023 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
4/7/2023 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
4/11/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
4/12/2023 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/13/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/20/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
4/25/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/26/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 85, NAYS 28
4/26/2023 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Fiscal Policy
• Received
5/2/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 673
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 280 -SJ 673
• Read 2nd time -SJ 673
• Amendment(s) failed (172718) -SJ 673
• Read 3rd time -SJ 675
• CS passed; YEAS 31 NAYS 6 -SJ 675
5/2/2023 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
5/23/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/5/2023 • Approved by Governor
6/6/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-196