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1	1	SB 14-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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15	15	SENATE BILL14-FN
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19	19	AN ACTrelative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses.
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23	23	SPONSORS:Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Rep. Weyler, Rock. 14; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 36
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27	27	COMMITTEE:Judiciary
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35	35	ANALYSIS
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39	39	This bill adds mandatory minimum sentences for certain fentanyl-related offenses.
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47	47	Explanation:Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
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49	49	Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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51	51	Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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53	53	01/30/2025 0140s25-0228
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59	59	STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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63	63	In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
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67	67	AN ACTrelative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses.
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71	71	Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
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75	75	1 Controlled Drug Act; Penalties. Amend RSA 318-B:26, I(a) to read as follows:
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77	77	(a) In the case of a violation involving any of the following, a person shall be sentenced to a maximum term of imprisonment of not more than 30 years, a fine of not more than $500,000, or both. If any person commits such a violation after one or more prior offenses as defined in RSA 318-B:27, such person may be sentenced to a maximum term of life imprisonment, a fine of not more than $500,000, or both:
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79	79	(1) Five ounces or more of a mixture or substance containing any of the following, including any adulterants or dilutants:
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81	81	(A) Coca leaves, except coca leaves and extracts of coca leaves from which cocaine, ecgonine, and derivatives of ecgonine or their salts have been removed; or
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83	83	(B) Cocaine other than crack cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, and salts of isomers; or
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85	85	(C) Ecgonine, its derivatives, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers.
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87	87	(2) Lysergic acid diethylamide, or its analog, in a quantity of 100 milligrams or more including any adulterants or dilutants, or phencyclidine (PCP), or its analog, in a quantity of 10 grams or more including any adulterants or dilutants.
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89	89	(3) Heroin or its analog, crack cocaine, or a fentanyl class drug in a quantity of 5 grams or more, including any adulterants or dilutants.
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91	91	(A) A fentanyl class drug in a quantity of 20 grams or more, including any adulterants or dilutants, shall carry a minimum term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and 6 months incarceration. A fentanyl class drug in a quantity of 50 grams or more, including any adulterants or dilutants, shall carry a minimum term of imprisonment of not less than 7 years incarceration. If a defendant charged under this subparagraph cooperates with a law enforcement investigation which results in an arrest or conviction, the defendant shall not be subject to the minimum term of imprisonment outlined in this subparagraph. The court may not defer, combine, or run concurrently with any other sentence the mandatory minimum unless:
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93	93	(i) The offender was less than 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense for which the offender is to be sentenced;
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95	95	(ii) The offender’s mental capacity, at the time of the commission of the offense for which the offender is to be sentenced, was significantly impaired to the extent that the defendant was deemed incompetent. However, a voluntarily induced intoxicated or drugged condition may not be considered an impairment for the purposes of this subparagraph; or
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97	97	(iii) The offender was an accomplice, the conduct constituting the offense was principally the conduct of another, and the offender's participation was relatively minor.
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99	99	(4) Methamphetamine or its analog, in a quantity of 5 ounces or more, including adulterants or dilutants.
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101	101	2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
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113	113	SB 14-FN- FISCAL NOTE
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115	115	AS INTRODUCED
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119	119	AN ACTrelative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses.
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123	123	FISCAL IMPACT:
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126	126	Estimated State Impact
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128	128	Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
129	129	Revenue Fund None
130	130	Expenditures* Indeterminable
131	131	Funding Source General Fund
132	132	Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0
133	133	Funding Source None
134	134	Expenditure = Cost of bill Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
135	135	Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
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137	137	County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
138	138	County Expenditures Indeterminable
139	139	Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
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194	194	Expenditure = Cost of bill Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
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198	198	Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
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240	240	METHODOLOGY:
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242	242	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
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246	246	AGENCIES CONTACTED:
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248	248	Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association