H0741B0807A00672 SFR:NLG 04/03/17 #90 A00672
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 741
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE WHEATLEY
Printer's No. 807
Amend Bill, page 1, line 3, by inserting after "Statutes,"
in general provisions, providing for study on mandatory minimum
penalties;
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 17 through 19, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 113. Study on mandatory minimum penalties.
(a) Scope.--The commission shall conduct a study on the
effects of mandatory minimum sentences, particularly as the
effects relate to violations under the act of April 14, 1972
(P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug,
Device and Cosmetic Act, on the following:
(1) Minorities.
(2) Women.
(3) Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.
(4) Low-income families and individuals.
(b) Commencement.--The commission shall commence the study
upon the effective date of this act and shall gather information
and statistics throughout the three years following the
effective date of this act.
(c) Report.--Within 90 days after the expiration of three
years following the effective date of this act, the commission
shall issue a report to the General Assembly containing the
commission's findings and recommendations regarding the effects
of mandatory minimum sentences.
(d) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Commission." The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
Delinquency.
Section 2. Sections 6314, 6317 and 7508(a), (b) and (d) of
Title 18 are amended to read:
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