Drug trafficking; 3 years shall be mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for subsequent offense. (HB968)
Introduced By
Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville) with support from 14 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. John A. Cox (R-Ashland), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg), Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon)
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
Penalty for subsequent offenses of drug trafficking. Provides that any person convicted of a second offense of drug trafficking who has also been previously convicted of any violent felony offense set forth in subsection C of 17.1-805 shall be fined not more than $500,000 and (i) if the maximum term of incarceration for such prior violent felony offense is less than 40 years, sentenced to an additional mandatory minimum term of incarceration of five years or (ii) if the maximum term of incarceration for such violent felony offense is 40 years or more, sentenced to serve his term of incarceration consecutively with any other sentence of incarceration. The bill also increases the mandatory minimum term of incarceration for a third such offense from five to 10 years. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2012 | Committee |
01/11/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101836D |
01/11/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/12/2012 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB968) |
01/17/2012 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB968) |
01/27/2012 | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
01/30/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
02/03/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12104190D-H1 |
02/03/2012 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/06/2012 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
02/09/2012 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB968H1) |
02/10/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) |
02/10/2012 | Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2012 | Read first time |
02/13/2012 | Read second time |
02/13/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12104190D-H1 |
02/13/2012 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB968H1 |
02/14/2012 | Read third time and passed House (85-Y 14-N) |
02/14/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE (85-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/15/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/22/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105612D-S1 |
02/22/2012 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/24/2012 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB968S1) |
02/24/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB968S1) |
02/28/2012 | Reported from Finance (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/29/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/01/2012 | Read third time |
03/01/2012 | Reading of substitute waived |
03/01/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12105612D-S1 |
03/01/2012 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB968S1 |
03/01/2012 | Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
03/05/2012 | Senate substitute rejected by House 12105612D-S1 (10-Y 86-N) |
03/05/2012 | VOTE: REJECTED (10-Y 86-N) (see vote tally) |
03/06/2012 | Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/06/2012 | Senate requested conference committee |
03/07/2012 | House acceded to request |
03/07/2012 | Conferees appointed by House |
03/07/2012 | Delegates: Bell, Robert B., Morris, Sickles |
03/08/2012 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
03/08/2012 | Senators: McDougle, Obenshain, Stuart |
03/09/2012 | Conference report agreed to by House (75-Y 9-N) |
03/09/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (75-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2012 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
03/15/2012 | Enrolled |
03/15/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB968ER) |
03/15/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB968ER) |
03/15/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
03/16/2012 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB968ER) |
03/17/2012 | Signed by President |
04/09/2012 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
04/17/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
04/18/2012 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (69-Y 26-N) |
04/18/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (69-Y 26-N) (see vote tally) |
04/18/2012 | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (14-Y 24-N) (see vote tally) |
04/18/2012 | Communicated to Governor |
05/18/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 844 (effective 7/1/12) |
05/18/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0844) |