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.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2015
House Passage
Mar 2015
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2015
Last action Mar 5, 2015
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Mar 5, 2015
House · Passed
Resolution Adopted
Mar 3, 2015
House · Reported by committee
Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-006-000
Feb 24, 2015
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
Feb 19, 2015
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
La Shawn Ford
DDemocratic
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