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IN SB0462
Bill
Status
1/12/2017
Primary Sponsor
Brandt Hershman
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AI Summary
SB 462 Summary
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Defines "family housing complex" as buildings with at least 12 dwelling units where children are domiciled and owned by government, or operated as hotels, apartment complexes, or subsidized housing; makes offenses committed in or near such complexes an enhancing circumstance.
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Makes it a Level 3 felony (changed from Level 4) for a serious violent felon to knowingly or intentionally possess a firearm; limits court's ability to suspend the minimum sentence portion.
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Allows drug crime charges based on drug amounts to be calculated by aggregating quantities over a 180-day period rather than single transactions.
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Increases offense levels for various drug dealing crimes (cocaine, methamphetamine, and controlled substances in schedules I-V) when delivery of the drug to a user results in the user's death.
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Limits courts' ability to suspend sentences for Level 2 and Level 3 felonies (except controlled substance offenses) if defendant has prior unrelated felony convictions; restricts suspension to amounts exceeding minimum sentences.
Legislative Description
Various criminal law matters. Defines "family housing complex", and provides that it is an enhancing circumstance for an offense to be committed in or near a family housing complex. Provides that it is a Level 3 felony for a serious violent felon to knowingly or intentionally possesses a firearm. Limits the court's ability to suspend the sentence for certain felonies. Allows various drug crimes that are based on the amount of the drug involved to be based on an amount aggregated over a period of 180 days. Increases the offense level for various drug crimes if the delivery of the
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
1/12/2017