LCO No. 1253 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5524 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 1253 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist. REP. KOKORUDA, 101st Dist. REP. ZUPKUS, 89th Dist. AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR THE SALE OF FENTANYL. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the definition of "narcotic substance" in section 21a-240 of the 1 general statutes be amended to add fentanyl and fentanyl derivatives 2 in order to increase penalties for dealing such substances. 3 Statement of Purpose: To increase penalties for the sale of fentanyl.