Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof, penalty. (SB562)
Introduced By
Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)
Progress
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Description
Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing of methamphetamine; penalty. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who manufactures, sells, gives, distributes, or possesses with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute 28 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of its isomers is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $500,000 and imprisonment for not less than five nor more than 40 years, three years of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment to be served consecutively with any other sentence. The bill also provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who manufactures, sells, gives, distributes, or possesses with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute 227 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of its isomers is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000,000 and imprisonment for not less than five years nor more than life, five years of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment to be served consecutively with any other sentence. Amends § 18.2-248.03, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Status
03/26/2008: Passed the General Assembly
History
- 01/09/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086253288
- 01/09/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/2008 Impact statement from VCSC (SB562)
- 01/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/15/2008 Impact statement from VCSC (SB562)
- 01/23/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/23/2008 Rereferred to Finance
- 01/29/2008 Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/30/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/31/2008 Read second time
- 01/31/2008 Reading of amendment waived
- 01/31/2008 Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/31/2008 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB562E
- 01/31/2008 Printed as engrossed 086253288-E
- 02/01/2008 Impact statement from VCSC (SB562E)
- 02/01/2008 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/01/2008 Communicated to House
- 02/12/2008 Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/2008 Read first time
- 02/12/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
- 02/14/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/15/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/15/2008 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/19/2008 Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood)
- 02/27/2008 Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/29/2008 Read second time
- 03/03/2008 Read third time
- 03/03/2008 Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/03/2008 Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/03/2008 Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2008 House amendment rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N)
- 03/06/2008 House insisted on amendment
- 03/06/2008 House requested conference committee
- 03/06/2008 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2008 Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/06/2008 Senators: Obenshain, Puckett, Deeds
- 03/06/2008 Conferees appointed by House
- 03/06/2008 Delegates: Gilbert, Albo, Watts
- 03/07/2008 Reading of conference report waived
- 03/07/2008 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2008 Passed by temporarily
- 03/08/2008 Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (89-Y 0-N)
- 03/24/2008 Enrolled
- 03/24/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB562ER)
- 03/24/2008 Signed by Speaker
- 03/26/2008 Signed by President
- 04/03/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB562ER)
- 04/11/2008 Governor's recommendation received by Senate