HCS/HBs 2576 & 1433 - Under current law, the offense of trafficking drugs in the first and second degree includes when a person trafficks more than ten milligrams of fentanyl or carfentail. This act changes the amount of fentanyl to more than three but less than fourteen milligrams and changes the amount of carfentanil to any amount. Additionally, under current law, the offense of trafficking drugs in the first degree and second degree has increased penalties for certain amounts of fentanyl and carfentanil. This act changes the amount of fentanyl to more than fourteen milligrams shall be a class A felony and changes the amount of carfentanil to more than five hundredths of a milligram shall be a class B felony.
This act is identical to SB 1437 (2024), SB 1451 (2024), and to provisions in SS/SCS/HCS/HB 1659 (2024).
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