Kentucky House Bill 62 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 2 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-02 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to apply a uniform penalty of mandatory drug treatment and community service to persons convicted of possessing certain drugs and paraphernalia; amend KRS 218A.140 to revise possession of counterfeit substances from a Class D felony to a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 218A.1415 to revise possession of a controlled substance from a Class D felony to a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 218A.1437 to lower possession of a methamphetamine precursor from a Class D felony to a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 218A.276 to require that defendants convicted of possession of a counterfeit substance under KRS 218A.140, marijuana under KRS 218A.1422, synthetic drugs under KRS 218A.1430, methamphetamine precursors under KRS 218A.1437, salvia under KRS 218A.1451, or drug paraphernalia under KRS 218A.500 complete a drug treatment program; amend KRS 218A.275 to require that defendants convicted of possession of a controlled substance under various sections of Chapter 218A complete a drug treatment program; amend KRS 431.078 to conform.

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Rep. Gerald Watkins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-02	House	to Judiciary (H)
2018-01-02	House	introduced in House
2017-11-17	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB62.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB62/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/18RS/HB62/LM.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/18RS/HB62/CI.pdf