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CS/HB 457: Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances Resulting in Death

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Koster

Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances Resulting in Death; Defines "dangerous fentanyl or fentanyl analogs" & "distribute"; creates offense of murder in third degree.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/7/2025	House	• Filed
  2/19/2025	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3/4/2025	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/28/2025	House	• Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
  4/1/2025	House	• Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  4/2/2025	House	• Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  4/4/2025	House	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  4/8/2025	House	• Favorable by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  4/10/2025	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)

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• CS/HB 457, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/1/2025 at 1:32 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2025 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 612 (c1)	Murder	Burgess	Similar	Last Action: 4/10/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  782.04	Murder.	Page 1 (pdf)

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• HB 457, Original Filed Version Posted 2/7/2025 at 8:40 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)

  Committee Amendments (2)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  481737 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Koster	3/31/2025 3:12 PM	Withdrawn Prior to Consideration 3/31/2025	PDF
  530217 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Koster	3/31/2025 3:53 PM	Adopted 4/1/2025	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  782.04	Murder.	Page 1 (pdf)

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