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Senate approves criminal law package tightening fentanyl penalties and restricting charitable bail for violent arrestees
Summary
A conference committee report on Senate Bill 324, described by the sponsor as the session’s criminal law bill, passed the Senate following floor debate on fentanyl penalties, monitoring and bail rules.
A conference committee report on Senate Bill 324, described by the sponsor as the session’s criminal law bill, passed the Senate following extended floor debate and questions about bail, monitoring and fentanyl penalties.
Senator Freeman presented the conference report and said the bill contains “incremental increases in the code for grams of fentanyl.” He added, “I would love more to be in it. I would love it to be tougher on fentanyl. It's not, but it's what's possible.” The report also removed imitation firearm language that had appeared in earlier drafts.
The bill directs courts to consider monitoring for certain domestic-violence-related arrestees. Senator…
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