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HB0109 • 2015

Felony unlawful possession of controlled substances.

AN ACT relating to Wyoming Controlled Substance Act; amending penalties for subsequent offenses under the act as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Crime
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Pelkey
Last action
2015-02-27
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0109HS001

Standing Committee • HJudiciary

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HJudiciary

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Bill History

  1. 2015-02-27 Senate

    S COW:Failed 10-15-5-0-0

  2. 2015-02-27 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  3. 2015-02-27 Senate

    Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0

  4. 2015-02-09 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary

  5. 2015-02-02 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  6. 2015-01-29 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 43-17-0-0-0

  7. 2015-01-28 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2015-01-27 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2015-01-27 House

    Amendment Adopted

  10. 2015-01-23 House

    H Placed on General File

  11. 2015-01-23 House

    Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

  12. 2015-01-20 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  13. 2015-01-16 House

    H Received for Introduction

  14. 2015-01-14 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0330
ENGROSSED
3.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0109

Felony unlawful possession of controlled substances.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Pelkey, Lindholm and Zwonitzer, Dn. and Senator(s) Case

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to Wyoming Controlled Substance Act; amending penalties for subsequent offenses under the act as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 35
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7
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1031(c)(i)(intro) is amended to read:

35
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7
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1031
.

Unlawful manufacture or delivery; counterfeit substance; unlawful possession.

(c)

It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess a controlled substance unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to a
valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of his professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by this act. With the exception of dronabinol as listed in W.S. 35
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7
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1018(h), and notwithstanding any other provision of this act, no practitioner shall dispense or prescribe marihuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, or synthetic equivalents of marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol and no prescription or practitioner's order for marihuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, or synthetic equivalents of marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol shall be valid. Any person who violates this subsection:

(i)

And has in his possession a controlled substance in the amount set forth in this paragraph is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than twelve (12) months, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both. Any person convicted for

a
third

fourth
or subsequent offense
under this
paragraph

within
ten (10)
years after a conviction for a violation of this paragraph
, including convictions for violations of similar laws in other jurisdictions, shall be imprisoned for a term not more than five (5) years, fined
not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both. For purposes of this paragraph, the amounts of a controlled substance are as follows:

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

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