Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05122 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/11/2021

                             
 
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opioids be repealed. 5 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.