Bill Text: IA SF2186 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa Senate Bill 2186 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A bill for an act modifying the criminal penalties for a controlled substance that contains cocaine base, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3127.)

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-10 - Referred to Judiciary. S.J. 471. [SF2186 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-SF2186-Introduced.html

Senate File 2186 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB
                                     3127)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act modifying the criminal penalties for a controlled
  2    substance that contains cocaine base, and providing
  3    penalties.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph a,
  1  2 subparagraph (3), Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    (3)  More than fifty one hundred twenty=five grams of a
  1  4 mixture or substance described in subparagraph (2) which
  1  5 contains cocaine base.
  1  6    Sec. 2.  Section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph b,
  1  7 subparagraph (3), Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
  1  8    (3)  More than ten thirty=five grams but not more than
  1  9 fifty one hundred twenty=five grams of a mixture or substance
  1 10 described in subparagraph (2) which contains cocaine base.
  1 11    Sec. 3.  Section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph c,
  1 12 subparagraph (3), Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
  1 13    (3)  Ten Thirty=five grams or less of a mixture or substance
  1 14 described in subparagraph (2) which contains cocaine base.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 17 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 18    This bill modifies the criminal penalties for a controlled
  1 19 substance that contains cocaine base.
  1 20    The bill increases the amounts of controlled substances
  1 21 containing cocaine base (crack cocaine) that determine the
  1 22 criminal penalty for certain offenses.  Under the bill, if a
  1 23 person unlawfully manufactures, delivers, or possesses with the
  1 24 intent to deliver a controlled substance containing cocaine
  1 25 base, or unlawfully acts with, enters into a common scheme
  1 26 or design with, or conspires with one or more persons to
  1 27 manufacture, deliver, or possess such a controlled substance,
  1 28 the person commits the following offenses: a class "B" felony
  1 29 punishable by confinement of no more than 50 years and a
  1 30 fine of not more than $1 million if the controlled substance
  1 31 containing cocaine base is more than 125 grams rather than the
  1 32 current 50 grams; a class "B" felony punishable by confinement
  1 33 of no more than 25 years and a fine of not less than $5,000 but
  1 34 not more than $100,000 if the controlled substance is more than
  1 35 35 grams but not more than 125 grams rather than the current 10
  2  1 to 50 grams; or a class "C" felony punishable by a fine of not
  2  2 less than $1,000 but not more than $50,000 if the controlled
  2  3 substance containing cocaine base is 35 grams or less rather
  2  4 than the current 10 grams or less.
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