LOW LEVEL DRUG OFFENDERS
Summary
Urges the Governor and the Department of Corrections to discourage prosecutors from recommending and judges from sentencing low level drug offenders to the county jail or the Department of Corrections. Also, urges the Governor and the Director of Corrections to do everything in their power to have low level drug offenders currently serving sentences in Department of Corrections facilities released to home confinement.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2016
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2016
Last action Jan 10, 2017
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Jan 10, 2017
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Aug 1, 2016
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Apr 13, 2016
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
Apr 4, 2016
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Mary Flowers
DDemocratic
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