MD SB946 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-04-05 - Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 21 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-04-05 - Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Specifying that manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing certain large quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances is a felony; defining a "drug kingpin" as an organizer, supervisor, financier, or manager who acts as a coconspirator in a conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, dispense, transport in, or bring a controlled dangerous substance into the State; and altering the penalties for being a volume dealer and drug kingpin with regard to cannabis.
Title
Controlled Dangerous Substances - Volume Dealers and Drug Kingpins - Cannabis
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-05 | Senate | Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings |
| 2023-02-21 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rules |
Same As/Similar To
HB135 (Crossfiled) 2023-04-10 - Third Reading Passed (32-14)
Subjects
Cannabis
Controlled Dangerous Substances
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Dealers
Controlled Dangerous Substances
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Dealers
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Law | 5 | 612 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Criminal Law | 5 | 613 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0946?ys=2023RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0946f.pdf |
