WV SB516 | 2009 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-09 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee

Summary

This bill was recommended for introduction and passage by the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary. The concepts for this model act were devised by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) Board of Directors' Drug Policy Committee. The model act is the product of a series of three focus groups of drug court professionals, state legislators, and academic professors convened by the National Drug Court Institute (NDCI), a division of the NADCP. This model act establishes a structural framework to ensure that Constitutional rights are protected and that each court follows similar sentencing and operational guidelines. The primary objective this model legislation is to address the challenges created by the serious problem of addiction in our judicial system.

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Title

Creating Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2009-03-09 To Judiciary
2009-03-09 To Judiciary then Finance
2009-03-09 Introduced in Senate
2009-03-09 To Judiciary then Finance
2009-03-09 Filed for introduction

Same As/Similar To

HB2684 (Same As) 1969-12-31 -

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