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Proposal would add mandatory term for repeat felony drug traffickers, sponsors say
House Judiciary Committee · February 11, 2026
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Summary
House Bill 487 would create a 'repeat drug offender' specification adding a mandatory one-year-to-10-year term for traffickers with at least two prior felony trafficking convictions, sponsors said, aiming to target repeat traffickers rather than people with substance-use disorders.
Representatives Williams and Plummer told the committee HB487 would create a repeat-drug-offender specification for defendants convicted of felony drug trafficking who have two or more prior felony trafficking convictions. Under the bill, a qualifying specification would require…
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