HB2555
Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Rozia Henson (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Modification of sentence for marijuana-related offenses.
Creates a process by which persons convicted of certain felony offenses involving the possession, manufacture, selling, giving, distribution, transportation, or delivery of marijuana committed prior to July 1, 2021, who remain incarcerated or on community supervision on July 1, 2025, may receive an automatic hearing to consider modification of such ... (More) person's sentence. The provisions of this bill sunset on July 1, 2028. This bill incorporates HB 2176. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/11/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103584D
- 01/11/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/18/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/20/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/24/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105245D-H1
- 01/28/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/29/2025 - House: Read second time
- 01/29/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 01/29/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 01/30/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 44-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/02/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2555)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/19/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2555ER)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2555)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
