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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5216
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 143
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. VAIL, 52nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING MURDER IN THE CASE OF AN OVERDOSE
DEATH.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 53a of the general statutes be amended to establish a new 1
crime of murder in the case of a person selling drugs to another person 2
who dies from an overdose of those drugs. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a new crime of murder for those responsible for supplying
illegal drugs to a victim of an overdose.