Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof, penalty. (HB931)
Introduced By
Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) with support from 14 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Ben Cline (R-Amherst), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
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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01/08/2008 | Committee |
01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086204516 |
01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/09/2008 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB931) |
01/16/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
02/01/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2008 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/05/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB931) |
02/05/2008 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood) |
02/08/2008 | Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2008 | Read first time |
02/11/2008 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/12/2008 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/12/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
02/13/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/18/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) |
02/18/2008 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/26/2008 | Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2008 | Read third time |
02/28/2008 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/28/2008 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/28/2008 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/28/2008 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) |
02/29/2008 | Placed on Calendar |
03/03/2008 | Senate amendment rejected by House (2-Y 98-N) |
03/03/2008 | VOTE: --- REJECTED (2-Y 98-N) |
03/05/2008 | Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 1-N) |
03/05/2008 | Senate requested conference committee |
03/06/2008 | House acceded to request |
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 (40-Y 0-N) |
03/07/2008 | Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 7-N) |
03/07/2008 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (89-Y 7-N) |
03/24/2008 | Enrolled |
03/24/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB931ER) |
03/24/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
03/26/2008 | Signed by President |
04/03/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB931ER) |
04/11/2008 | Governor's recommendation received by House |