Fentanyl; selling, giving, etc., to another person, penalties. (HB1356)
Introduced By
Del. Tim Anderson (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patron Sen. John McGuire (R-Glen Allen)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Selling, giving, or distributing fentanyl; penalties. Provides that any person who sells, gives, or distributes a substance he knows or should know contains two milligrams or more of any mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, including its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers to another person without such persons' knowledge that the substance sold, given, or distributed contains fentanyl, then he is guilty of attempted murder of the second degree. The bill also provides that if such sale, gift, or distribution results in the death of the other person from his use of the substance containing fentanyl, then the person who sold, gave, or distributed the substance is guilty of murder of the second degree. The bill also makes it a felony punishable by not less than five nor more than 40 years, three years of which are a mandatory minimum, and a fine not to exceed $1 million for a person to transport into the Commonwealth by any means with intent to sell or distribute 100 milligrams or more of fentanyl. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/21/2022 | Committee |
01/21/2022 | Presented and ordered printed 22104999D |
01/21/2022 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/02/2022 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1356H1) |
02/08/2022 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
02/09/2022 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
02/09/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
02/11/2022 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22106440D-H1 |
02/13/2022 | Read first time |
02/14/2022 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1356H1) |
02/14/2022 | Read second time |
02/14/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22106440D-H1 |
02/14/2022 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1356H1 |
02/15/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1356H1) |
02/15/2022 | Read third time and passed House (64-Y 36-N) |
02/15/2022 | VOTE: Passage (64-Y 36-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/16/2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
02/28/2022 | Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |