CS/SB 464 (2015) -  Controlled Substances

General Bill by Fiscal Policy and Joyner
Controlled Substances: Authorizing a defendant to move to depart from the 3-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment and from the mandatory fine for a drug trafficking violation involving a specified quantity of a specified controlled substance; authorizing the state attorney to file an objection to the motion; authorizing the sentencing court to grant the motion if the court finds that the defendant has demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that specified criteria are met, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015
Last Event: 05/01/15 S Died in Rules on Friday, May 1, 2015 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/30/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • On agenda for: 04/08/15 10:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 04/20/15 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 2
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 741 Subject: Controlled Substances Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • P 402202 , Fiscal Policy Date Filed: 04/10/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/21/2015 10:13 AM
    • A 529112 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Joyner Date Filed: 04/07/15, Line#: 30 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/08/2015 05:56 PM
    • A 459042 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Joyner Date Filed: 04/07/15, Line#: 44 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/08/2015 05:56 PM
    • A 750164 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Joyner Date Filed: 04/07/15, Line#: 63 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/08/2015 05:56 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 4/21/2015 1:06:37 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 4/17/2015 2:37:52 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 4/17/2015 2:35:41 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 4/10/2015 6:00:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 4/7/2015 10:33:49 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/30/2015 8:59:41 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/27/2015 11:45:59 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 05/01/2015 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 425 Time: 04/27/2015 - 11:33 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 429 Time: 04/21/2015 - 8:08 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/21/2015 - 2:59 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 -SJ 425 Time: 04/20/2015 - 6:11 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/20/15, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/15/2015 - 6:03 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 378 Time: 04/10/2015 - 6:12 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 378 Time: 04/08/2015 - 12:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/08/15, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 04/03/2015 - 1:48 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 258 Time: 03/31/2015 - 9:49 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 258 Time: 03/30/2015 - 6:30 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/30/15, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 03/25/2015 - 3:51 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 62 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy; Rules -SJ 62 Time: 01/28/2015 - 3:58 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/22/2015 - 3:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
893.135 HB 741, CS/HB 897, CS/HB 963, CS/SB 1098, SB 1176, SB 1188, SB 1294, HB 1297, SB 1322, HB 4003, HB 4041