VA SB562 | 2008 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 562 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 23 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0874)

Summary

Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing of methamphetamine; penalty. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who manufactures, sells, gives, distributes, or possesses with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute 28 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of its isomers is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $500,000 and imprisonment for not less than five nor more than 40 years, three years of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment to be served consecutively with any other sentence. The bill also provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who manufactures, sells, gives, distributes, or possesses with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute 227 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of its isomers is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000,000 and imprisonment for not less than five years nor more than life, five years of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment to be served consecutively with any other sentence. This bill is identical to

Title

Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof, penalty.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-04-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0874)
2008-04-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 874 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-04-23		House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2008-04-23		Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2008-04-23		Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB562ER2)
2008-04-23		Senate: Reenrolled
2008-04-23		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2008-04-23		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
2008-04-23		House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
2008-04-23		Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
2008-04-22		Senate: Placed on Calendar
2008-04-11		Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2008-03-26		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-24		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-24		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB562ER)
2008-03-24		Senate: Enrolled
2008-03-08		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (89-Y 0-N)
2008-03-08		House: Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 0-N)
2008-03-08		House: Passed by temporarily
2008-03-07		Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-03-07		Senate: Reading of conference report waived
2008-03-06		House: Delegates: Gilbert, Albo, Watts
2008-03-06		House: Conferees appointed by House
2008-03-06		Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Puckett, Deeds
2008-03-06		Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
2008-03-06		Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-06		House: House requested conference committee
2008-03-06		House: House insisted on amendment
2008-03-05		Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N)
2008-03-03		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2008-03-03		House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2008-03-03		House: Engrossed by House as amended
2008-03-03		House: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-03-03		House: Read third time
2008-02-29		House: Read second time
2008-02-27		House: Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N)
2008-02-19		House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood)
2008-02-15		House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2008-02-15		House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (19-Y 0-N)
2008-02-14		House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2008-02-12		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-12		House: Read first time
2008-02-12		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-01		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-02-01		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-01-31		Senate: Printed as engrossed 086253288-E
2008-01-31		Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB562E
2008-01-31		Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-01-31		Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2008-01-31		Senate: Read second time
2008-01-30		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-01-29		Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
2008-01-23		Senate: Rereferred to Finance
2008-01-23		Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-14		Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2008-01-09		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-09		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086253288