VA SB159 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Manufacturing, etc., Schedule I and II drugs. Adds a mandatory minimum term of confinement of three years for a second or subsequent conviction of manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to distribute a Schedule I or II drug (now five to life) and increases the mandatory minimum term for a third or subsequent conviction from five years to 10 years.

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Title

Drug trafficking; 3 years shall be mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for subsequent offense.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-03-10 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-10 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (84-Y 13-N) (Y: 86 N: 13 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-06 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (Y: 0 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (77-Y 19-N) (Y: 79 N: 19 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-29 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 2-N) (Y: 15 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-04-09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)
2012-04-09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 710 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-03-17 Senate: Signed by President
2012-03-15 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-03-15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB159ER)
2012-03-15 Senate: Enrolled
2012-03-10 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2012-03-10 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (84-Y 13-N)
2012-03-10 House: Conference report agreed to by House (84-Y 13-N)
2012-03-08 House: Delegates: Bell, Robert B, Morris, Sickles
2012-03-08 House: Conferees appointed by House
2012-03-08 Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Garrett, Reeves
2012-03-08 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
2012-03-08 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2012-03-07 House: House requested conference committee
2012-03-07 House: House insisted on substitute
2012-03-06 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
2012-03-05 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (77-Y 19-N)
2012-03-05 House: Passed House with substitute (77-Y 19-N)
2012-03-05 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB159H1
2012-03-05 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105541D-H1
2012-03-05 House: Motion to reconsider the pass by for the day agreed to
2012-03-05 House: Passed by for the day
2012-03-05 House: Read third time
2012-03-02 House: Read second time
2012-02-29 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2012-02-29 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2012-02-21 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
2012-02-20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2012-02-20 House: Committee substitute printed 12105541D-H1
2012-02-20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 2-N)
2012-02-16 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
2012-02-15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-02-15 House: Read first time
2012-02-15 House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-10 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
2012-02-10 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-10 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2012-02-09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB159S2
2012-02-09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105080D-S2
2012-02-09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2012-02-09 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 12104287D-S1
2012-02-09 Senate: Read second time
2012-02-08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105080D-S2
2012-02-07 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2012-01-30 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
2012-01-30 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
2012-01-30 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 12104287D-S1
2012-01-30 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104287D-S1
2012-01-10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-01-10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101835D

Same As/Similar To

HB968 (Same As) 2012-05-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0844)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182248(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB159
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB159+hil
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Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB159ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0710+hil
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Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV1048SB0159+SB0159

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