Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof, penalty. (SB562)
Introduced By
Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
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. Read the Bill »
Status
03/26/2008: Passed the General Assembly
History
Date | Action |
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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 |