MA S1025

Bill

Relative to crimes relating to distribution of controlled substances causing death

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to crimes relating to distribution of controlled substances causing death. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 94C of the General Laws to insert a new section, Section 32O, which establishes that a person who, while trafficking or unlawfully distributing a controlled substance, knowingly or intentionally provides any amount of a controlled or counterfeit substance that results in death, shall be punished as murder in the second degree. Additionally, the bill specifies that lack of knowledge of a previous health condition shall not be a defense to a violation of this section.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (6)

Joseph Boncore (D), Mike Moore (D), Norm Orrall (R), Mike Soter (R), Bruce Tarr (R), Walter Timilty (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 02/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1025

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1025
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1025.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1762	To reform the distribution of unrestricted local aid	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H3311	Amending the victim of violent crime compensation law	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H571	Relative to the harmful distribution of sexually explicit visual material	Accompanied H410	Similar To
H843	Relative to helium balloons	Accompanied a study order, see H5124	Similar To
S1328	To ensure safe medication administration	Accompanied a study order, see S2751	Similar To
S1417	Relative to unlawful suppressors	Accompanied a study order, see S2565	Similar To
S1671	To ensure timely restitution payments to victims of crime	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S1944	Relative to improving reliability and resiliency of electricity distribution infrastructure	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2012	To reduce gas leaks	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2298	Relative to emergency prescriptions	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2496	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S828	Relative to jury instruction in criminal proceedings	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1762

To reform the distribution of unrestricted local aid

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H3311

Amending the victim of violent crime compensation law

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H571

Relative to the harmful distribution of sexually explicit visual material

Accompanied H410

Similar To

H843

Relative to helium balloons

Accompanied a study order, see H5124

Similar To

S1328

To ensure safe medication administration

Accompanied a study order, see S2751

Similar To

S1417

Relative to unlawful suppressors

Accompanied a study order, see S2565

Similar To

S1671

To ensure timely restitution payments to victims of crime

Accompanied a study order, see S2549

Similar To

S1944

Relative to improving reliability and resiliency of electricity distribution infrastructure

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2012

To reduce gas leaks

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2298

Relative to emergency prescriptions

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2496

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S828

Relative to jury instruction in criminal proceedings

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

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