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Article 2 provisions summarized: fentanyl exposure, naloxone in correctional facilities, supervision formula and sentencing changes
Summary
Staff summarized Article 2 of the DE2 amendment, which bundles multiple bills: fentanyl exposure provisions, a requirement that correctional facilities stock opiate antagonists, a delay in eliminating correctional fees, changes to the community supervision formula and other sentencing-related provisions.
House counsel told the committee Article 2 of the DE2 amendment begins on page 14 and contains a package of policy provisions drawn from several representatives— bills.
Staff said sections 1 and 2 contain Representative Knudson—s fentanyl-exposure bill with an exception for certain medical professionals and practitioners. The DE2 also includes Representative Whitty—s House File 1399, which requires the commissioner of corrections to stock opiate antagonists in state correctional facilities. Other provisions noted by staff include Representative Harter—s House File 467 (delaying the elimination of correctional fees by two years), Chair Moller—s House File 1082 (establishing the Minnesota victims of crime account and creating assessments to fund it), Representative Vice—s House File 1769 (modifying the community supervision formula calculation), Representative Myers—s House File 135 (consecutive sentences for assaults on certain jail personnel), Representative Harter—s House File 130 (mandatory minimums for certain trafficking offenses), Representative Hewitt—s House File 120 (extending implementation timeline for the Peace Officer Intensive Education and Skills Training program), Representative Hudson—s House File 764 (extending the statute of limitations for arson), and Chair Novotny—s House File 962 (creating an advisory panel on Brady/Giglio issues and law enforcement testimony in criminal trials).
Staff emphasized that some items in Article 2 are one-time funding or timing changes, while others change statute language or formula calculations. The committee did not take votes on these provisions during the hearing; members were told they would consider additional amendments and votes on the DE2 the following day.
