Bill > H3470

This bill, titled "To enact 'Stephen's Law', relative to the distribution of fentanyl that results in death," aims to amend Chapter 94C of the General Laws by inserting a new section (Section 32O). The key provision of this bill is that a person who unlawfully distributes or trafficks in fentanyl, where a death results from the use of such fentanyl, will be guilty of homicide by distribution of a controlled substance. The punishment for this offense includes imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 10 years and not more than 20 years, as well as a fine of not more than $25,000. The bill further clarifies that a death is deemed to have resulted from the use of fentanyl when the death would not have occurred but for the injection, inhalation, or ingestion of the fentanyl.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3470