Bill Summary

HB 1215 Revising Penalties for Nonviolent Offenses (2021 Session)
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Sponsors
by Caruso
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Summary
Revising Penalties for Nonviolent Offenses: Provides for civil citations for possession of small amounts of cannabis & cannabis paraphernalia offenses; provides for community service in lieu of fines; limits number of civil citations that person may receive; provides person who contests violation waives specified civil penalty & may receive larger penalty; revises principle of Criminal Punishment Code relating to prisoner's required minimum term of imprisonment & incentive gain-time that DOC may grant. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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committees of reference
» H Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
   H Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
02/23/21
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Filed
02/28/21
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Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
02/28/21
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Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
04/30/21
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Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
1215
Filed on 02/23/21
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
893.13
893.131
893.147
921.002
944.275
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