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SB316: establishing a penalty for a person who transports fentanyl class drugs into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute.
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Sponsors
- Daryl Abbas Senate · Dist 22
- Bill M. Gannon Senate · Dist 23
- Kevin A. Avard Senate · Dist 12
- James P. Gray Senate · Dist 6
- Ruth Ward Senate · Dist 8
- Carrie Gendreau Senate · Dist 1
- Jeb Bradley Senate · Dist 3
- Regina Birdsell Senate · Dist 19
- Howard Pearl Senate · Dist 17
- Denise Ricciardi Senate · Dist 9
- Daniel Innis Senate · Dist 7
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SB 316-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2928
09/10
SENATE BILL 316-FN
AN ACT establishing a penalty for a person who transports fentanyl class drugs into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute.
ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a crime and mandatory minimum penalty for transporting into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute fentanyl class drugs.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2928
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT establishing a penalty for a person who transports fentanyl class drugs into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Controlled Drug Act; Penalties. Amend RSA 318-B:26 by inserting after paragraph IX-a the following new paragraph:
IX-b. In addition to any other penalty imposed under this section, any person who enters this state while possessing any quantity of a fentanyl class drug with the intent to distribute the fentanyl class drug shall be guilty of a class A felony and shall be sentenced to a minimum of 5 years imprisonment. Any vehicle or other conveyance used to transport the fentanyl class drug into the state shall be subject to forfeiture.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
LBA
24-2928
11/29/23
SB 316-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to establishing a penalty for a person who transports a controlled drug into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease)
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association