WV HB2920 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on March 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-10 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-10 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties and mandatory minimum sentences for drug traffickers bringing drugs into the state and for distributing drugs. The enhanced penalties apply to those individuals previously been convicted of a drug offense and who are in possession of a certain threshold of drugs at the time of the arrest.
Title
Providing mandatory minimum sentences for trafficking drugs into the state and for other drug offenses
Sponsors
| Del. Justin Marcum [D] | Del. Kenneth Hicks [D] | Del. Steve Westfall [R] | Del. Ralph Rodighiero [D] |
| Del. Jeff Eldridge [D] | Del. Robert Thompson [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-10 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2017-03-10 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2017-03-10 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2017-03-10 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB2660 (Similar To) 2017-02-22 - To House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60A | 4 | 406a | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 60A | 4 | 409 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
