CS/SB 290 (2017) -  Criminal Justice

by Criminal Justice and Rouson
Requiring that a court sentence a defendant who is convicted of a primary offense of possession of a controlled substance committed on or after a specified date to a nonstate prison sanction under certain circumstances; creating the Sentencing Commission within the Supreme Court; requiring the Office of the State Courts Administrator to act as staff for the commission; authorizing a nonstate prison sanction under a prison diversion program for certain offenders who commit a nonviolent felony of the second degree on or after a specified date, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2017
Last Event: 05/05/17 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 02/21/17 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/21/2017 3:09:57 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/20/2017 9:21:07 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 141 Time: 03/07/2017 - 7:55 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 56 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 149 Time: 02/24/2017 - 9:15 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/21/2017 - 3:18 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 149 Time: 02/21/2017 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/21/17, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 02/13/2017 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 56 Time: 01/25/2017 - 4:30 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/06/2017 - 1:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __