MARIJUANA SENTENCING REFORM BILLS - 2025

VETOED BILL

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HB2555 Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset.
Introduced by: Rozia A. Henson, Jr. [D]

Status: Passed House and Senate. Waiting for the Governor's action.

View the bill here.
Creates a process by which persons convicted of certain felony offenses involving the possession, manufacture, selling, giving, distribution, transportation, or delivery of marijuana committed prior to July 1, 2021, who remain incarcerated or on community supervision on July 1, 2025, may receive an automatic hearing to consider modification of such person's sentence. The provisions of this bill sunset on July 1, 2028. This bill incorporates HB 2176.
01/20/2025 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)

01/29/2025 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to    
01/30/2025 Read third time and passed House (51-Y 44-N)

02/10/2025 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
02/12/2025 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
02/14/2025 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N)

02/19/2025 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2555ER)    
02/19/2025 House: Signed by Speaker    

03/10/2025 Senate: Signed by President    
03/11/2025 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

03/24/2025 Vetoed by Governor

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