Bill Summary

SB 612 Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances Resulting in Death (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Burgess  CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice
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Summary
Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances Resulting in Death; Defining the terms “dangerous fentanyl or fentanyl analogs” and “distribute”; creating an offense of murder in the third degree, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Criminal Justice
   S Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
02/11/25
SENATE
Filed
02/20/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
03/20/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 S
03/25/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/26/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/26/25
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
04/10/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 S
04/15/25
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 8 Yeas, 1 Nay
04/16/25
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
04/17/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 K
04/22/25
SENATE
Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 14 Yeas, 4 Nays
04/22/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/22/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
04/24/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (319966); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 31 Yeas / 5 Nays)
04/24/25
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/24/25
HOUSE 
In Messages
04/28/25
HOUSE 
Received; Referred to House Calendar
04/28/25
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
04/29/25
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 113 Yeas / 1 Nay)
04/29/25
SENATE
Ordered enrolled
04/30/25
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/16/25
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/23/25)
05/22/25
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-69
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bill text & filed amendments
0612
Filed on 02/11/25
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Amendment 479542 DE
Burgess
Filed on 03/24/25
Replaced by Substitute Amendment
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Amendment 146538 SDA
Burgess
Filed on 03/25/25
Replaced by CS
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0612C1
Filed on 03/26/25
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Amendment 319966 DE
Burgess
Filed on 04/23/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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Amendment 658588 AA
Rouson
Filed on 04/24/25
Withdrawn on 2nd Reading
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0612E1
Filed on 04/24/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0612ER
Filed on 04/30/25
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
782.04
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