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Establishing a cause of action for murder in the first degree by causing the death of another by delivering, dispensing, or providing fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance, and making penalties applicable
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil lawCrime & correctionsFentanyl & drug crimes
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2024
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeMarch 4, 2024
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 4, 202486–12
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 13, 2024
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill establishes a cause of action for murder in the first degree by causing the death of another by delivering, dispensing, or providing fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance. The bill provides that a person who unlawfully delivers, dispenses, or otherwise provides fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance to another person that results in the death of the other person, and the proximate cause of the death of the other person is the injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of any amount of the fentanyl or fentanyl-related substance, commits murder in the first degree.
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Murder in the first degree is a class “A” felony. A class “A” felony is punishable by confinement for life without possibility of parole. The bill provides that it is not a defense that the other person contributed to the person’s own death by the purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of the controlled substance or by consenting to the administration of the controlled substance by another person.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named March 5, 2024. On March 7, 2024 it recommended amendment and passage. [].
- Sen. J. Taylor
- Sen. Tom Shipley REmail
- Sen. Janice Weiner DEmail
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Fiscal note
Cost: up to $202,500 Compare with other bills
The fiscal impact of House File 2576 cannot be determined due to a lack of data. The average State cost per Class A felony is between $198,300 and $202,500. This includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund, and the Department of Corrections (DOC). The cost would be incurred across multiple fiscal years for prison supervision.
- Fentanyl-Related Deaths, Murder · February 29, 2024
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§707.2
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Lobbying
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- HF 365 Establishing a cause of action for murder in the first degree by causing the death of anot…91st General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 792Nearly identical
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