Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof, penalty. (SB562)

Introduced By

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
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

DateAction
01/09/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086253288
01/09/2008Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/11/2008Impact statement from VCSC (SB562)
01/14/2008Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/15/2008Impact statement from VCSC (SB562)
01/23/2008Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2008Rereferred to Finance
01/29/2008Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2008Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2008Read second time
01/31/2008Reading of amendment waived
01/31/2008Committee amendment agreed to
01/31/2008Engrossed by Senate as amended SB562E
01/31/2008Printed as engrossed 086253288-E
02/01/2008Impact statement from VCSC (SB562E)
02/01/2008Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2008Communicated to House
02/12/2008Placed on Calendar
02/12/2008Read first time
02/12/2008Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/14/2008Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
02/14/2008Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
02/15/2008Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2008Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/19/2008Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood)
02/27/2008Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2008Read second time
03/03/2008Read third time
03/03/2008Committee amendment agreed to
03/03/2008Engrossed by House as amended
03/03/2008Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
03/03/2008VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
03/05/2008House amendment rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N)
03/06/2008House insisted on amendment
03/06/2008House requested conference committee
03/06/2008Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
03/06/2008Conferees appointed by Senate
03/06/2008Senators: Obenshain, Puckett, Deeds
03/06/2008Conferees appointed by House
03/06/2008Delegates: Gilbert, Albo, Watts
03/07/2008Reading of conference report waived
03/07/2008Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
03/08/2008Passed by temporarily
03/08/2008Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 0-N)
03/08/2008VOTE: --- ADOPTION (89-Y 0-N)
03/24/2008Enrolled
03/24/2008Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB562ER)
03/24/2008Signed by Speaker
03/26/2008Signed by President
04/03/2008Impact statement from DPB (SB562ER)
04/11/2008Governor's recommendation received by Senate

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB931.