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Families and sponsors press panel to adopt drug-induced homicide law that lets prosecutors pursue dealers in overdose deaths
Summary
Sponsors and family members urged passage of drug-induced homicide legislation (H2013 / S1225) to allow prosecution of people who distribute substances that cause accidental overdoses; testimony stressed prosecutorial discretion and an annual review commission.
Family members of overdose victims and bill sponsors told the Joint Committee on the Judiciary they support legislation that would allow prosecutors to charge distributors whose actions lead to accidental overdoses.
Senate co-sponsor said the bill “clearly defines distribution of class A controlled substances or counterfeit controlled substances that result in an accidental overdose as a crime.” She added that the measure is modeled on laws in other states and includes safeguards — prosecutorial…
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