HB2579 S JUD AMT

Smith 7980

The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 2579--A Bill to amend and reenact §60A-4-409 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the offense of transporting illegal substances into the state generally; increasing penalties for illegal transportation of controlled substances into the state; clarifying that causing illegal transportation of controlled substances into the state is prohibited; treating marihuana as a Schedule IV controlled substance for penalty purposes; and creating enhanced criminal penalties for transporting certain controlled substances into the state based on quantity.