2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                             A SB242 448

Amendment No. 448

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 242                                                                         (BDR 40‑469)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:               Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

Adoption of this amendment will  REMOVE a 2/3s majority vote requirement for final passage of SB242.

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend section 1, page 1, line 5, after “propagate” by inserting:

“1 pound or more of”.

     Amend section 1, page 1, line 6, after “propagate” by inserting:

“1 pound or more of”.

     Amend section 1, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 7 through 21 on page 1 and lines 1 through 11 on page 2, and inserting:

     “2.  A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 shall be punished, if the quantity involved:

     (a) Is 1 pound or more, but less than 50 pounds, for a category E felony as provided in NRS 193.130.

     (b) Is 50 pounds or more, but less than 100 pounds, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.

     (c) Is 100 pounds or more, but less than 2,000 pounds, for a category C felony as provided in NRS 193.130 and by a fine of not more than $25,000.

     (d) Is 2,000 pounds or more, but less than 10,000 pounds, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 10 years and by a fine of not more than $50,000.

     (e) Is 10,000 pounds or more, for a category A felony by imprisonment in the state prison:

          (1) For life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 5 years has been served; or

          (2) For a definite term of 15 years, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 5 years has been served,

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and by a fine of not more than $200,000.

     3.  For the purposes of this section:

     (a) “Marijuana” means all parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether or not growing.

     (b) The weight of marijuana is its weight when seized or as soon as practicable thereafter.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 3 and 4 and renumbering sections 5 and 6 as sections 3 and 4.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 7 and adding a new section designated sec. 5, following sec. 6, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 5. The amendatory provisions of this act do apply to offenses committed before October 1, 2001.”.