Bill > HB239

This bill, known as Brock Cerklefskie's Law, creates a new crime called "Drug Dealing - Resulting in death" to address a recent increase in fatalities caused by substances like heroin and fentanyl. Under this law, a person is guilty of this crime if they provide a Schedule I or II controlled substance, which are typically highly addictive and dangerous drugs, in a significant quantity to someone else, and that substance later causes the death of the person who uses it. Importantly, the law clarifies that the person who delivered the drug can be held responsible even if they didn't directly give it to the person who died, and it also establishes an affirmative defense if the defendant made a genuine effort to get emergency medical or law enforcement help for the person who overdosed. Violating this law is classified as a class B felony, a serious criminal offense.