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Senate advances Drug Dealers Liability Act after broad policy debate
Summary
Senate Bill 85, a first-substitute 'Drug Dealers Liability Act' creating a civil cause of action to recover costs from those who profit from illegal drug markets, was advanced to third reading after extended floor questions about definitions, geographic scope and unintended coverage.
The Utah Senate advanced the first substitute of Senate Bill 85, the Drug Dealers Liability Act, to the third-reading calendar after a lengthy floor presentation and detailed questioning about scope and definitions.
Senator Craig Taylor, sponsor of SB 85, outlined the bill's purpose: to provide a civil remedy to compensate victims of illegal-drug-related harms and to assess costs of the illegal drug market against persons who profit from it. He described categories of potential plaintiffs (including an unborn child exposed in utero, employers, medical facilities, insurers and governmental…
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