Fentanyl; selling, giving, etc., to another person, penalties.
Summary
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.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Last action Feb 28, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 36-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1356H1
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106440D-H1
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22104999D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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