Fentanyl; selling, giving, or distributing a substance that contains 2 mgms. or more, penalties. (HB1455)

Introduced By

Del. Tim Anderson (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patron Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Selling, giving, or distributing a substance containing 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 person's knowledge that the substance sold, given, or distributed contains fentanyl is guilty of attempted murder of the first degree by poison. 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 first degree by poison. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
12/21/2022Committee
12/21/2022Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103550D
12/21/2022Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/04/2023Impact statement from VCSC (HB1455)
01/16/2023Impact statement from DPB (HB1455)
02/03/2023House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/03/2023Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
02/03/2023Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2023Committee substitute printed 23106356D-H1
02/05/2023Read first time
02/06/2023Read second time
02/06/2023Committee substitute agreed to 23106356D-H1
02/06/2023Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1455H1
02/07/2023Impact statement from VCSC (HB1455H1)
02/07/2023Impact statement from DPB (HB1455H1)
02/07/2023Read third time and passed House (70-Y 29-N)
02/07/2023VOTE: Passage (70-Y 29-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2023Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/2023Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
02/15/2023Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary with letter (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB1490.