SB 316-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2024 SESSION

24-2928

09/10

SENATE BILL 316-FN

AN ACT establishing a penalty for a person who transports fentanyl class drugs into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute.

SPONSORS: Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Gendreau, Dist 1; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Innis, Dist 7

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a crime and mandatory minimum penalty for transporting into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute fentanyl class drugs.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-2928

09/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

AN ACT establishing a penalty for a person who transports fentanyl class drugs into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1  New Paragraph; Controlled Drug Act; Penalties.  Amend RSA 318-B:26 by inserting after paragraph IX-a the following new paragraph:

IX-b. In addition to any other penalty imposed under this section, any person who enters this state while possessing any quantity of a fentanyl class drug with the intent to distribute the fentanyl class drug shall be guilty of a class A felony and shall be sentenced to a minimum of 5 years imprisonment. Any vehicle or other conveyance used to transport the fentanyl class drug into the state shall be subject to forfeiture.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.

LBA

24-2928

11/29/23

SB 316-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT relative to establishing a penalty for a person who transports a controlled drug into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute.

FISCAL IMPACT:         [ X ] State              [ X ] County               [ X ] Local              [    ] None

METHODOLOGY:

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

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association