MD HB687 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 42-1)
Status: Introduced on February 1 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]
Status: Introduced on February 1 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 an opioid or opioid analogue, the use of which causes the death of another, with a specified exception; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act; providing that it is not a defense under the Act that the defendant did not distribute the opioid or opioid analogue directly to the decedent; providing that it is a defense under the Act that the defendant was an active user of an opioid or opioid analogue at the time of the distribution causing the death of the decedent; etc.
Title
Criminal Law - Distribution of Opioids Resulting in Death
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-28 | House | Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2017-02-01 | House | First Reading Judiciary |
Subjects
Controlled Dangerous Substances
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Death
Drugs
Emergency Bills
Good Samaritan
Penalties and Sentences
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Death
Drugs
Emergency Bills
Good Samaritan
Penalties and Sentences
