Senate Judiciary panel adopts Abbas amendment adding fentanyl mandatory-minimums; bill moved forward

May 14, 2025

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved an Abbas amendment that adds mandatory-minimum penalties tied to fentanyl-related deaths and reduces some minimum terms, and then advanced the underlying bill out of committee as amended.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee on May 20 adopted an amendment to a criminal-penalties bill that adds mandatory-minimum sentences for some fentanyl-related offenses, and the committee later advanced the underlying bill out of committee as amended.

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