LCO No. 419 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5122 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 419 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. BUCKBEE, 67th Dist. AN ACT ELIMINATING A COURT'S AUTHORITY TO DEPART FROM THE MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR THE ILLEGAL MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, SALE, PRESCRIPTION OR ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOIDS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 21a-283a of the general statutes, which permits a court, 1 upon a showing of good cause by the defendant, to depart from the 2 prescribed mandatory minimum sentence relating to the illegal 3 manufacture, distribution, sale, prescription or administration of 4 opioids be repealed. 5 Statement of Purpose: To repeal section 21a-283a of the general statutes, which permits a court, upon a showing of good cause by the defendant, to depart from the prescribed mandatory minimum sentence relating to the illegal manufacture, distribution, sale, prescription or administration of opioids.