Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Eliminates provisions that a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment or conditional discharge shall not be imposed for: (1) the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to deliver more than 5 grams but less than 15 grams of a substance containing cocaine, fentanyl, or an analog thereof; (2) 3 or more grams but less than 15 grams of a substance containing heroin or an analog thereof; (3) a Class 2 or greater felony if the offender had been convicted of a Class 2 or greater felony, including any state or federal conviction for an offense that contained, at the time it was committed, the same elements as an offense now (the date of the offense committed after the prior Class 2 or greater felony) classified as a Class 2 or greater felony, within 10 years of the date on which the offender committed the offense for which he or she is being sentenced; or (4) residential burglary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-22 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5974 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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