Mandatory minimum punishment; limitation.
Summary
Limitation on mandatory minimum punishment.Provides that mandatory minimum punishments shall not apply toany sentence imposed for an offense committed on or after July 1,2020.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Dec 4, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102989D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
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