CS/SB 602 (2018) -  Mandatory Minimum Sentences

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Bracy (CO-SPONSORS) Torres
Mandatory Minimum Sentences: Authorizing a court to depart from mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for certain drug trafficking offenses if it makes specified findings, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2018
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Appropriations on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 12/04/17 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 1
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/06/18 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 3
  • Appropriations
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 481 Subject: Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Controlled Substance Offenses Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 694 Subject: Mandatory Sentences Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1218 Subject: Public Safety Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/6/2018 5:04:06 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/5/2018 1:59:49 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 12/5/2017 1:41:47 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 11/9/2017 3:50:15 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 295 Time: 02/07/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 -SJ 295 Time: 02/06/2018 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/06/18, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/01/2018 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 100 Time: 01/09/2018 - 9:50 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 48 Time: 01/09/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 103 Time: 12/12/2017 - 9:43 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 12/05/2017 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -SJ 103 Time: 12/04/2017 - 5:23 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/04/17, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 11/27/2017 - 3:51 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/13/17, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 11/13/2017 - 4:39 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 48 Time: 11/02/2017 - 10:23 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/23/2017 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
893.135 CS/SB 8, CS/CS/HB 21, CS/SB 238, HB 481, CS/SB 694, HB 1159, CS/CS/SB 1218, SB 1416, HB 6031