Bill Text: CT HB05546 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Establishing The Crime Of Homicide By Sale Of An Opiate Controlled Substance.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-12 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05546 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05546-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5546
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 196
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF HOMICIDE BY SALE OF AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to create a new crime of homicide by sale of an opiate controlled substance.

Statement of Purpose:

To hold drug dealers criminally liable for the sale of drugs that result in the death of the person who purchased the drugs from the dealer.