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House concurs in Senate amendments to HB 12-30, increasing penalties for fentanyl offenses
Summary
The House agreed to Senate amendments on House Bill 12-30, adding tougher penalties for fentanyl possession and manufacturing, including a mandatory minimum sentence for amounts above a specified threshold; the concurrence passed 66–4.
The South Dakota House of Representatives concurred in Senate amendments to House Bill 12-30, passing the motion to concur 66–4. Representative Hughes, who presented the motion, described the bill as "a step forward in toughening South Dakota's laws on the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, which is fentanyl."
Representative Bob Hughes said the Senate added language that creates an aggravating circumstance for possession of a pill press and raises mandatory penalties for possessing larger amounts of fentanyl. "So now if you have more…
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