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1	1	SB 15-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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15	15	SENATE BILL15-FN
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19	19	AN ACTrelative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.
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23	23	SPONSORS:Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Rep. Litchfield, Rock. 32; Rep. Khan, Rock. 30; Rep. Vose, Rock. 5; Rep. L. Walsh, Rock. 15; 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 sets a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.
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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51	51	Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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 0165s25-0229
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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 establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.
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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, IX to read as follows:
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77	77	IX. Any person who manufactures, sells, or dispenses methamphetamine, lysergic acid[,] diethylamide (LSD), phencyclidine (PCP) or any other controlled drug classified in schedules I or II, or any controlled drug analog thereof, in violation of RSA 318-B:2, I or I-a, excluding any fentanyl class drug, including any adulterants or dilutants, is strictly liable for a death which results from the injection, inhalation, or ingestion of that substance, and may be sentenced to imprisonment for life or for such term as the court may order. Any person who manufactures, sells, or dispenses a fentanyl class drug, including any adulterants or dilutants, in violation of RSA 318-B:2, I or I-a, is strictly liable for a death which results from the injection, inhalation, or ingestion of that substance, and may be sentenced to imprisonment for life or for such term as the court may order, except that such term shall not be less than 10 years of imprisonment. For purposes of this section, the person's act of manufacturing, dispensing, or selling a substance is the cause of a death when:
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79	79	(a) The injection, inhalation or ingestion of the substance is an antecedent but for which the death would not have occurred; and
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81	81	(b) The death was not:
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83	83	(1) Too remote in its occurrence as to have just bearing on the person's liability; or
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85	85	(2) Too dependent upon conduct of another person which was unrelated to the injection, inhalation or ingestion of the substance or its effect, as to have a just bearing on the person's liability. It shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this section that the decedent contributed to his own death by his purposeful, knowing, reckless or negligent injection, inhalation or ingestion of the substance or by his consenting to the administration of the substance by another. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude or limit any prosecution for homicide. A conviction arising under this section shall not merge with a conviction of one as a drug enterprise leader or for any other offense defined in this chapter.
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87	87	2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
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99	99	SB 15-FN- FISCAL NOTE
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101	101	AS INTRODUCED
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105	105	AN ACTrelative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.
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109	109	FISCAL IMPACT:
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112	112	Estimated State Impact
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114	114	Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
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118	118	Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0
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121	121	Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
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123	123	County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
124	124	County Expenditures Indeterminable
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180	180	Expenditure = Cost of bill Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
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226	226	METHODOLOGY:
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228	228	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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232	232	AGENCIES CONTACTED:
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234	234	Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association