VA HB931 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: Passed on April 23 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0858)

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

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Title

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

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-04-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0858)
2008-04-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 858 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-04-23 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2008-04-23 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2008-04-23 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB931ER2)
2008-04-23 House: Reenrolled
2008-04-23 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2008-04-23 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
2008-04-23 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
2008-04-23 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
2008-04-22 House: Placed on Calendar
2008-04-11 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
2008-03-26 Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-24 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB931ER)
2008-03-24 House: Enrolled
2008-03-07 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (89-Y 7-N)
2008-03-07 House: Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 7-N)
2008-03-07 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-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 House: House acceded to request
2008-03-05 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
2008-03-05 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 1-N)
2008-03-03 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (2-Y 98-N)
2008-03-03 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (2-Y 98-N)
2008-02-29 House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-28 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-28 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
2008-02-28 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-02-28 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2008-02-28 Senate: Read third time
2008-02-27 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-26 Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
2008-02-18 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
2008-02-18 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
2008-02-13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-12 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2008-02-11 House: Read second time and engrossed
2008-02-09 House: Read first time
2008-02-08 House: Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 0-N)
2008-02-05 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood)
2008-02-01 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2008-02-01 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2008-01-08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086204516

Same As/Similar To

SB562 (Same As) 2010-02-01 - Senate: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB239-Watkins) (15-Y 0-N)

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