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CS/CS/SB 346: Criminal Justice

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Criminal Justice ; Bradley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brandes ; Perry ; Diaz ; Gruters ; Bracy ; Rouson ; Berman ; Taddeo ; Stewart

Criminal Justice; Prohibiting the imprisonment for longer than a certain time for persons who possess, purchase, or possess with the intent to purchase less than specified amounts of certain substances; authorizing a court to impose a sentence other than the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment and mandatory fine for a person convicted of trafficking if the court makes certain findings on the record; deleting eligibility requirements relating to a person’s conduct before the person’s wrongful conviction or incarceration, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/18/2019 Senate • Filed
10/15/2019 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 27
11/5/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/12/19, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building
11/12/2019 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 133
11/13/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
11/18/2019 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
12/2/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 12/11/19, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
12/11/2019 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 134
12/13/2019 Senate • Now in Appropriations
1/13/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 01/16/20, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 27
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 123
1/16/2020 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 156
1/21/2020 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
1/27/2020 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 192
2/17/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20 -SJ 324
2/19/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 321
• Amendment(s) adopted (170440, 557582, 852942) -SJ 321
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 323
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/26/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 337
• Amendment(s) adopted (123392, 649546) -SJ 337
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 1 -SJ 338
3/3/2020 House • In Messages
3/9/2020 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 998
• Received -HJ 998
3/10/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20
• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 1067
3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died on Calendar