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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 409

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Relating to: possession of not more than 10 grams of marijuana.

Crime and criminals — Felony Drugs — Criminal acts and law enforcement Fines Forfeiture

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law prohibits a person from possessing or attempting to possess

marijuana. A person who is convicted of violating the prohibition may be fined not

more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, for a first

conviction and is guilty of a Class I felony for a second or subsequent conviction. This

bill reduces to a $100 forfeiture the penalty for possessing or attempting to possess

not more than 10 grams of marijuana and eliminates the increase in penalty if second

or subsequent violations involve not more than 10 grams of marijuana.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Bernier (R) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , Goyke (D) , Hintz (D) , Jarchow (R) , Kessler (D) , Kitchens (R) , Kolste (D) , Kooyenga (R) , Mason (D) , Sargent (D) , Schraa (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Zepnick (D)

7 cosponsors

Genrich (D) , Hansen (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Miller (D) , Pope (D) , Risser (D)

Full history

  1. Jun 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jarchow, Goyke, Brostoff, Bernier, Kitchens, Kooyenga, Schraa, Tittl, Anderson, Berceau, Bowen, Considine, Crowley, Hintz, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Sargent, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Risser, L. Taylor, Hansen, Johnson and Miller

  2. Jun 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jul 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Pope added as a coauthor

  4. Jul 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Genrich added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1