General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6295
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2576
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. HOLDER-WINFIELD, 94th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6295
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 2576
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. HOLDER-WINFIELD, 94th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ENHANCED PENALTY FOR THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF DRUGS NEAR SCHOOLS, DAY CARE CENTERS AND PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 21a-267, 21a-278a and 21a-279 of the general statutes be amended to adopt the recommendation of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission to reduce the distance from a school, day care center or public housing project, within which an enhanced penalty applies for the sale or possession of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia, to two hundred feet from the perimeter of such school, day care center or public housing project.
Statement of Purpose:
To adopt the recommendations of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission to reduce the distance from a school, day care center or public housing project in which an enhanced penalty is imposed for the sale or possession of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia.