California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 966 — Controlled substances: sentence enhancements: prior convictions.

Last action — June 28 set for second hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.)

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law imposes on a person convicted of a violation of, or of conspiracy to violate, specified crimes relating to controlled substances a full, separate, and consecutive 3-year term for each prior conviction of, or for each prior conviction of conspiracy to violate, specified controlled substances crimes, including possession for sale and purchase for sale of opiates, opium derivatives, and hallucinogenic substances. This bill would instead limit the above sentence enhancement to only be based on each prior conviction of, or on each prior conviction of conspiracy to violate, the crime of manufacturing specified controlled substances through chemical extraction or synthesis or the crime of using a minor in the commission of offenses involving specified controlled substances.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. June 28 set for second hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.)

  2. June 21 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  3. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  4. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 4145.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  6. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Read third time and amended.

  8. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3665.)

  9. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Mitchell.

  10. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 18. Noes 16. Page 3665.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 3. Page 3395.) (April 5).

  13. Set for hearing April 5.

  14. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  15. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 10.

  16. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Mitchell · Primary
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Wieckowski · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Mitchell

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Leno
  • Wieckowski

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass.

Failed 3 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3102
Republican 0100
Total 3202
% of votes cast 43%29%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Melendez — Nay
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading

Passed 22 Yea · 14 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211303
Democratic 1101
Total 221404
% of votes cast 55%35%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Roth — Not Voting
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Galgiani — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Nay
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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3rd Reading

Failed 18 Yea · 16 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 171505
Democratic 1101
Total 181606
% of votes cast 45%40%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Runner — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hueso — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Glazer — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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3rd Reading SB966 Mitchell Reconsider

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 3000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 4 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4300
Total 4300
% of votes cast 57%43%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Leno — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Glazer — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 966 do?
Existing law imposes on a person convicted of a violation of, or of conspiracy to violate, specified crimes relating to controlled substances a full, separate, and consecutive 3-year term for each prior conviction of, or for each prior conviction of conspiracy to violate, specified controlled substances crimes, including possession for sale and purchase for sale of opiates, opium derivatives, and hallucinogenic substances. This bill would instead limit the above sentence enhancement to only be based on each prior conviction of, or on each prior conviction of conspiracy to violate, the crime of manufacturing specified controlled substances through chemical extraction or synthesis or the crime of using a minor in the commission of offenses involving specified controlled substances.
Who sponsors SB 966?
SB 966 is sponsored by Mitchell, Leno, and Wieckowski.
What is the current status of SB 966?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 966?
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