SB 575 - This act modifies provisions relating to criminal offenses.MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE (SECTION 565.020)
This act provides that a person commits the offense of murder in the first degree if he or she knowingly delivers or distributes fentanyl or carfentanil and death results from the use of such substances.
This offense shall be a class A felony, and if the person is over the age of 18, the punishment shall be either death or imprisonment for life without eligibility for probation or parole.
This provision is identical to SB 531 (2025).
STEALING (570.030)
This act provides that a person commits the offense of stealing if he or she takes property while in the possession of a deadly weapon. Such offense shall be a class B felony.
This provision is identical to SB 538 (2025).
KATIE O'BRIEN