Marijuana related offenses; modification of sentence.

Modification of sentence for marijuana relatedoffenses. Creates a process by which persons convicted of certainfelony marijuana-related offenses committed prior to July 1, 2021,who remain incarcerated or on community supervision on July 1, 2022, may receive an automatic hearing to consider modification of such person's sentence. The bill also allows persons convicted of anyfelony offense committed prior to July 1, 2021, who remain incarceratedor on community supervision on July 1, 2022, and whose sentence mayhave been enhanced because of a previous felony marijuana offenseor without the involvement of marijuana such felony offense convictionor felony sentence enhancement would not have been possible, as theinvolvement of marijuana was necessary to satisfy the elements ofthe charged offense or the sentence enhancement, to petition the circuitcourt for modification of such person's sentence. The bill requiressuch petition to be filed by July 1, 2024. The provisions of thisbill sunset on July 1, 2025.