Manufacturing, distributing, or delivering fentanyl or fentanyl analogs and providing a penalty

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, it is a Class E felony to manufacture, distribute, or deliver, or to possess with the intent to manufacture, distribute, or deliver, any amount of fentanyl or a fentanyl analog. Under this bill, the penalties for these crimes are based on the amount of the fentanyl or analog involved as follows: for 10 grams or less, a Class E felony; for more than 10 grams but not more than 50 grams, a Class D felony; and for more than 50 grams, a Class C felony. This penalty structure is similar to the current law penalty structure for the same crimes involving heroin. In addition, as with the same crimes involving heroin and other controlled substances, the maximum term of imprisonment for the crimes involving fentanyl or a fentanyl analog is increased by five years if the crime occurs on the premises of a scattered-site public housing project or within 1,000 feet of a park, a correctional facility, a multiunit public housing project, a public swimming pool, a youth or community center, school premises, or a school bus.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report.

Who's behind it

7 senators are its authors⁠. 5 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

18 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.