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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5687
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 154
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. VAIL, 52nd Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NEW CRIME OF MURDER FOR THE
SUPPLY OF ILLEGAL DRUGS TO A VICTIM OF AN OVERDOSE.
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 the crime 1
of murder for a person responsible for selling illegal drugs to a victim 2
who overdoses on such drugs and dies as a result of such overdose. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a new crime of murder for those responsible for supplying
illegal drugs to a victim of an overdose.