General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5156
January Session, 2021 LCO No. 420
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. BUCKBEE, 67th Dist.
AN ACT INCREASING PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL DISTRIBUTION OF
OPIOIDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That title 21a of the general statutes be amended to increase penalties
2 for persons illegally dealing, trafficking in or otherwise distributing
3 opioids, and to hold such persons liable for any resulting overdose
4 deaths.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase penalties for persons illegally dealing, trafficking in or
otherwise distributing opioids, and to hold such persons liable for any
resulting overdose deaths.
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