California Senate Bill SB966 Latest Draft

 BILL NUMBER: SB 966AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 1, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Senator Mitchell  (   Coauthors:   Senators   Leno   and Wieckowski   )  FEBRUARY 8, 2016 An act to  repeal   amend  Section 11370.2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 966, as amended, Mitchell. Controlled substances: sentence enhancements: prior convictions. 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   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  repeal those provisions.   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.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 11370.2 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.   SECTION 1.   Section 11370.2 of the   Health and Safety Code   is amended to read:  11370.2. (a) Any person convicted of a violation of, or of a conspiracy to violate, Section 11351, 11351.5, or 11352 shall receive, in addition to any other punishment authorized by law, including Section 667.5 of the Penal Code, a full, separate, and consecutive three-year term for each prior felony conviction of, or for each prior felony conviction of conspiracy to violate, Section  11351, 11351.5, 11352, 11378, 11378.5, 11379, 11379.5, 11379.6, 11380, 11380.5, or 11383,   11379.6 or 11380,  whether or not the prior conviction resulted in a term of imprisonment. (b) Any person convicted of a violation of, or of a conspiracy to violate, Section 11378.5, 11379.5, 11379.6,  11380.5, or  11383  , or former Section 11380.5  shall receive, in addition to any other punishment authorized by law, including Section 667.5 of the Penal Code, a full, separate, and consecutive three-year term for each prior felony conviction of, or for each prior felony conviction of conspiracy to violate, Section  11351, 11351.5, 11352, 11378, 11378.5, 11379, 11379.5, 11379.6, 11380, 11380.5, or 11383,   11379.6 or 11380,  whether or not the prior conviction resulted in a term of imprisonment. (c) Any person convicted of a violation of, or of a conspiracy to violate, Section 11378 or 11379 with respect to any substance containing a controlled substance specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 11055 shall receive, in addition to any other punishment authorized by law, including Section 667.5 of the Penal Code, a full, separate, and consecutive three-year term for each prior felony conviction of, or for each prior felony conviction of conspiracy to violate, Section  11351, 11351.5, 11352, 11378, 11378.5, 11379, 11379.5, 11379.6, 11380, 11380.5, or 11383,   11379.6 or 11380,  whether or not the prior conviction resulted in a term of imprisonment. (d) The enhancements provided for in this section shall be pleaded and proven as provided by law. (e) The conspiracy enhancements provided for in this section shall not be imposed unless the trier of fact finds that the defendant conspirator was substantially involved in the planning, direction, execution, or financing of the underlying offense. (f) Prior convictions from another jurisdiction qualify for use under this section pursuant to Section 668.