HB2046 Summary

• Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to add heroin violations to mandatory minimum sentencing provisions, specifically violations involving 3 or more grams of heroin or its analogs.

• Creates new offense category (D-5) prohibiting probation, periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge for heroin possession violations meeting the 3-gram threshold, requiring minimum imprisonment instead.

• Removes heroin from the list of substances in existing controlled substance violations while creating a separate, more stringent heroin-specific provision.

• Maintains existing prohibitions on probation and conditional discharge for other serious offenses including murder, Class X felonies, cocaine/fentanyl violations over 5 grams, and various violent crimes.