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