HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 475        FILED ON: 1/13/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 975

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

RoseLee Vincent

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to enact “Stephen’s Law”, relative to the distribution of fentanyl that results in death.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

RoseLee Vincent

16th Suffolk

1/13/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/1/2017

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

2/3/2017

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/31/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/31/2017

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/31/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/1/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 475        FILED ON: 1/13/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 975

By Ms. Vincent of Revere, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 975) of RoseLee Vincent and others relative to the distribution of fentanyl that results in death.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act to enact “Stephen’s Law”, relative to the distribution of fentanyl that results in death.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 94C of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 32N the following section:-

Section 32O.  A person who unlawfully distributes fentanyl in violation of section 32A or 32F, or trafficks in fentanyl in violation of section 32E, where a death results from the use of such fentanyl, shall be guilty of homicide by distribution of a controlled substance and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 10 years and not more than 20 years and by a fine of not more than $25,000.   For purposes of this section, 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.