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]

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.

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Title

Controlled Dangerous Substances - Volume Dealers and Drug Kingpins - Cannabis

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2023-04-05SenateRereferred to Judicial Proceedings
2023-02-21SenateFirst Reading Senate Rules

Same As/Similar To

HB135 (Crossfiled) 2023-04-10 - Third Reading Passed (32-14)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Criminal Law5612(n/a)See Bill Text
Criminal Law5613(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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