SB 834 (2017) -  Controlled Substances

General Bill by Powell
Controlled Substances: Authorizing a defendant to move a sentencing court to depart from the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 3 years and from the mandatory fine for a drug trafficking violation involving a certain quantity of a specified controlled substance; 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: 07/01/2017
Last Event: 05/05/17 S Died in Criminal Justice on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
  • Appropriations
  • Rules

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Criminal Justice Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 100 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 100 Time: 02/23/2017 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/09/2017 - 11:41 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
893.135 CS/CS/CS/SB 150, SB 280, CS/HB 477, HB 527, HB 731, SB 1436, HB 6045