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Bill Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses. Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses. Provides that any person who knowingly, intentionally, and feloniously manufactures, sells, or distributes a controlled substance knowing that such controlled substance contains a detectable amount of fentanyl, including its derivatives, isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, and unintentionally causes the death of another person is guilty of involuntary manslaughter if (i) such death results from the use of the controlled substance and (ii) such controlled substance is the proximate cause of the death. The bill provides that venue for a prosecution of this crime shall lie in the locality where the manufacturing, sale, or distribution of such controlled substance occurred, where the use of the controlled substance occurred, or where death occurred.The bill also provides that if a person gave or distributed such 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 not guilty of involuntary manslaughter but is guilty of a Class 6 felony. This bill is identical to SB 746. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 HB 2657 Virginia HB 2657 (2025)
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Virginia HB 2657 (2025) — Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses.

Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses. Provides that any person who knowingly, intentionally, and feloniously manufactures, sells, or distributes a controlled substance knowing that such controlled substance contains a detectable amount of fentanyl, including its derivatives, isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, and unintentionally causes the death of another person is guilty of involuntary manslaughter if (i) such death results from the use of the controlled substance and (ii) such controlled substance is the proximate cause of the death. The bill provides that venue for a prosecution of this crime shall lie in the locality where the manufacturing, sale, or distribution of such controlled substance occurred, where the use of the controlled substance occurred, or where death occurred.The bill also provides that if a person gave or distributed such 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 not guilty of involuntary manslaughter but is guilty of a Class 6 felony. This bill is identical to SB 746.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
  4. Conference Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  5. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  6. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  7. Governor Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  8. Governor's Recommendation (committee substitute) — source
  9. HCJ Sub: Criminal Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  10. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 4-N) — 18–4 (pass) · lower
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N) — 35–4 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
  • Passed by for the day — 47–46 (pass) · lower
  • Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed House Passage (98-Y 1-N) — 98–1 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (6-Y 2-N) — 6–2 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) — 14–1 (pass) · upper
  • Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 1-N) — 93–1 (pass) · lower
  • Senate substitute rejected by House (46-Y 51-N) — 46–51 (fail) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N) — 39–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Joshua E. Thomas — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-15 Presented and ordered printed 25104671D introduction
  • 2025-01-15 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-01-24 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2657)
  • 2025-01-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2657)
  • 2025-01-25 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2025-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 2-N) substitution
  • 2025-01-29 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 4-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-29 Committee substitute printed 25106259D-H1 substitution
  • 2025-01-30 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2657)
  • 2025-01-31 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-02-01 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2657)
  • 2025-02-03 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-02-03 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-02-03 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
  • 2025-02-04 Read third time and passed House Passage (98-Y 1-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2025-02-05 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-02-10 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-10 Committee substitute printed 25107131D-S1 substitution
  • 2025-02-11 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2657)
  • 2025-02-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2657)
  • 2025-02-12 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-13 Rules suspended
  • 2025-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-02-13 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-14 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-14 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-17 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-17 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-18 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-18 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2025-02-18 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-02-18 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute substitution
  • 2025-02-18 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N) passage
  • 2025-02-19 Senate substitute rejected by House (46-Y 51-N)
  • 2025-02-20 Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2025-02-20 Senate requested conference committee referral-committee
  • 2025-02-20 House acceded to request
  • 2025-02-20 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2025-02-20 Senators: Surovell, Perry, McDougle
  • 2025-02-20 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2025-02-20 Delegates: Thomas, Delaney, Ballard
  • 2025-02-21 Amended by conference committee
  • 2025-02-21 Conference substitute printed 25107968D-H2
  • 2025-02-21 Amended by conference committee
  • 2025-02-21 Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 1-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-21 Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-27 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2657)
  • 2025-02-27 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2657)
  • 2025-03-07 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2657ER) passage
  • 2025-03-07 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-03-10 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-03-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2657)
  • 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-24 Governor's recommendation received by House executive-veto-line-item
  • 2025-03-24 Governor's substitute printed (HB2657H3)
  • 2025-03-31 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2657)
  • 2025-04-02 Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
  • 2025-04-02 Communicated to Governor
  • 2025-04-02 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-05-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 719 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-05-02 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0719)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fb93c0a3-4f43-4068-8ac4-9da8bec5a6a6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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