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2024 SESSION

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SB 696 Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence.

Introduced by: Angelia Williams Graves | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Modification of sentence for marijuana-related offenses. Creates a process by which persons convicted of certain felony offenses involving the possession, manufacture, selling, giving, distribution, transportation, or delivery of marijuana committed prior to July 1, 2021, who remain incarcerated or on community supervision on July 1, 2024, may receive an automatic hearing to consider modification of such person's sentence. The provisions of this bill sunset on July 1, 2027.

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/24  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 24105155D  pdf
• 01/31/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106867D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB696ER)  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted
• House amendments engrossed
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/19/24  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 24105155D
• 01/19/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/31/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
• 01/31/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106867D-S1
• 01/31/24  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/07/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
• 02/08/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/09/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/09/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24106867D-S1
• 02/09/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB696S1
• 02/12/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
• 02/15/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/24  House: Read first time
• 02/15/24  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/24  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 02/19/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
• 02/19/24  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/23/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (11-Y 10-N)
• 02/23/24  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/28/24  House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)
• 03/01/24  House: Read second time
• 03/04/24  House: Read third time
• 03/04/24  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/04/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/04/24  House: Passed House with amendments (52-Y 43-N)
• 03/04/24  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 43-N)
• 03/05/24  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N)
• 03/08/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/08/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB696ER)
• 03/08/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 03/28/24  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/17/24  Senate: Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N)
• 04/17/24  Senate: Requires 2/3 members present
• 04/17/24  Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto