Bill Text: CT SB00427 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Manslaughter Charges Against Persons Charged With Selling Illegal Drugs That Lead To Fatal Overdose.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-19 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00427 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00427-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 427
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 1087
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. SUZIO, 13th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES AGAINST PERSONS CHARGED WITH SELLING ILLEGAL DRUGS THAT LEAD TO FATAL 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 provide that a person selling an illegal drug that leads to a fatal overdose shall be charged with manslaughter.

Statement of Purpose:

To require drug dealers selling an illegal drug that leads to a fatal overdose be charged with manslaughter.