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Bill Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement, Task Force on; established, report. Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, etc., of fentanyl, heroin, or related controlled substances; Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement established; penalties. Provides that a person is guilty of felony homicide, which constitutes second degree murder and is punishable by confinement of not less than five nor more than 40 years, if the underlying felonious act that resulted in the killing of another involved the manufacture, sale, gift, or distribution of a Schedule I or II controlled substance to another and (i) such other person's death results from his use of the controlled substance and (ii) the controlled substance is the proximate cause of his death. The bill provides that venue for a prosecution of this crime shall lie in the locality where the underlying felony occurred, where the use of the controlled substance occurred, or where death occurred. The bill also provides that if a person gave or distributed a Schedule I or II controlled substance only as an accommodation to another individual who is not an inmate in a community correctional facility, local correctional facility, or state correctional facility, or in the custody of an employee thereof, and not with intent to profit thereby from any consideration received or expected nor to induce the recipient of the controlled substance to use or become addicted to or dependent upon such controlled substance, he is guilty of a Class 5 felony. The bill also requires the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to investigate the cause and manner of a death in any case where the attorney for the Commonwealth or the investigating law-enforcement agency has probable cause to believe that the death resulted from such felony homicide. The bill also adds mandatory minimum fines for manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with the intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, heroin, or carfentanil based on the weight of such mixtures or substances. Additionally, the bill creates the Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement whose purpose is to study ways to enhance the ability of law-enforcement officers throughout the Commonwealth to combat the illegal manufacturing, importation, and distribution of fentanyl, heroin, and other similar controlled substances. The bill requires the Task Force to meet at least annually and to report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1 of each year regarding its activities and any recommendations. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2024 SB 367 Virginia SB 367 (2024)
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Virginia SB 367 (2024) — Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement, Task Force on; established, report.

Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, etc., of fentanyl, heroin, or related controlled substances; Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement established; penalties. Provides that a person is guilty of felony homicide, which constitutes second degree murder and is punishable by confinement of not less than five nor more than 40 years, if the underlying felonious act that resulted in the killing of another involved the manufacture, sale, gift, or distribution of a Schedule I or II controlled substance to another and (i) such other person's death results from his use of the controlled substance and (ii) the controlled substance is the proximate cause of his death. The bill provides that venue for a prosecution of this crime shall lie in the locality where the underlying felony occurred, where the use of the controlled substance occurred, or where death occurred. The bill also provides that if a person gave or distributed a Schedule I or II controlled substance only as an accommodation to another individual who is not an inmate in a community correctional facility, local correctional facility, or state correctional facility, or in the custody of an employee thereof, and not with intent to profit thereby from any consideration received or expected nor to induce the recipient of the controlled substance to use or become addicted to or dependent upon such controlled substance, he is guilty of a Class 5 felony. The bill also requires the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to investigate the cause and manner of a death in any case where the attorney for the Commonwealth or the investigating law-enforcement agency has probable cause to believe that the death resulted from such felony homicide. The bill also adds mandatory minimum fines for manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with the intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, heroin, or carfentanil based on the weight of such mixtures or substances. Additionally, the bill creates the Task Force on Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement whose purpose is to study ways to enhance the ability of law-enforcement officers throughout the Commonwealth to combat the illegal manufacturing, importation, and distribution of fentanyl, heroin, and other similar controlled substances. The bill requires the Task Force to meet at least annually and to report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1 of each year regarding its activities and any recommendations.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. CHAP0771 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 24105677D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101341D (committee substitute) — source
  4. SB367ER (committee substitute) — source
  5. SB367ES1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) — 16–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — 6–0 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Rereferred from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Bill DeSteph — primary (person)
  • Bryce E. Reeves — cosponsor (person)
  • Christie New Craig — cosponsor (person)
  • Christopher T. Head — cosponsor (person)
  • Emily M. Jordan — cosponsor (person)
  • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • J.D. "Danny" Diggs — cosponsor (person)
  • John J. McGuire, III — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark D. Obenshain — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark J. Peake — cosponsor (person)
  • Richard H. Stuart — cosponsor (person)
  • Ryan T. McDougle — cosponsor (person)
  • Suhas Subramanyam — cosponsor (person)
  • T. Travis Hackworth — cosponsor (person)
  • Tara A. Durant — cosponsor (person)
  • Timmy F. French — cosponsor (person)
  • Todd E. Pillion — cosponsor (person)
  • William M. Stanley, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2024-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101341D filing, introduction
  • 2024-01-09 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2024-01-10 Impact statement from VCSC (SB367)
  • 2024-01-11 Rereferred from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) referral-committee
  • 2024-01-11 Rereferred to Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2024-01-17 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-01-17 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-01-17 Committee substitute printed 24105677D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-01-17 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-01-24 Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2024-01-24 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-01-25 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-01-26 Impact statement from DPB (SB367S1)
  • 2024-01-26 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-01-26 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2024-01-26 Committee substitute agreed to 24105677D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-01-26 Reading of amendment waived
  • 2024-01-26 Committee amendment agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2024-01-26 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB367ES1 substitution
  • 2024-01-26 Printed as engrossed 24105677D-ES1
  • 2024-01-29 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2024-01-30 Impact statement from DPB (SB367ES1)
  • 2024-02-13 Placed on Calendar
  • 2024-02-13 Read first time reading-1
  • 2024-02-13 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
  • 2024-02-22 Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2024-02-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-02-23 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-02-23 Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-23 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-02-28 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-03-01 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-03-04 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-04 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-03-04 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-03-07 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2024-03-07 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB367ER) passage
  • 2024-03-07 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2024-03-08 Impact statement from DPB (SB367ER)
  • 2024-03-08 Signed by President passage
  • 2024-03-11 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 enrolled
  • 2024-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
  • 2024-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 771 (effective 7/1/24) executive-signature
  • 2024-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0771)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/712eeccc-7f38-4e90-8916-3d0214183b70. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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