MD HB612 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-28 - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting a person from distributing heroin or fentanyl, the use of which is a contributing cause of the death of another; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act of up to 30 years in prison; providing that it is not a defense that the defendant did not directly distribute the heroin or fentanyl to the decedent; establishing a specified immunity; etc.

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Title

Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Resulting in Death

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-28HouseHearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-01-30HouseFirst Reading Judiciary

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