SB 470 (2022) -  Revising Penalties for Nonviolent Offenses

General Bill by Powell
Revising Penalties for Nonviolent Offenses: Authorizing the issuance of civil citations for the possession of 20 grams or less of cannabis and the possession of drug paraphernalia used in connection with the consumption of cannabis; providing for civil fines; providing for community service in lieu of civil fines; revising a principle of the Criminal Punishment Code relating to a prisoner’s required minimum term of imprisonment, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2022
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in Judiciary on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 957 Subject: Revising Penalties for Criminal Offenses Relationship: Identical
Bill #: HB 171 Subject: Criminal Rehabilitation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 725 Subject: Collateral Consequences and Penalties for Criminal Offenses Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 504 Subject: Criminal Convictions Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1486 Subject: Gain-time Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 27 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 27 Time: 10/21/2021 - 8:32 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/13/2021 - 11:31 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
893.13 CS/HB 95, CS/CS/SB 190, SB 260, HB 467, HB 549, HB 725, SB 776, HB 957, HB 1471, SB 1696, SB 1884, HB 6021
893.131 HB 957
893.147 HB 725, SB 776, HB 957, HB 1471, SB 1668, HB 6101
921.002 HB 171, SB 260, SB 504, HB 957, SB 1486
944.275 HB 171, SB 386, SB 504, HB 957, SB 1486, SB 1496, HB 6061