WV HB4602 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-17 - To House Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse
Pending: House Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to increase mandatory minimum sentences for trafficking drugs into the state; to increase periods of ineligibility for parole for certain violations; to establish a penalties for conspiracy and for use or possession of a firearm in drug transactions. .

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Title

Increasing mandatory minimum sentences for trafficking drugs into the state

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-17HouseTo House Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse
2016-02-17HouseIntroduced in House
2016-02-17HouseTo Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary
2016-02-17HouseFiled for introduction

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
60A4409Amended CodeCitation Text
60A4414New CodeSee Bill Text
60A4415New CodeSee Bill Text
60A4416New CodeSee Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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