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Committee advances bill adding childcare and day programs to drug‑free proximity zones
Summary
The committee unanimously gave a favorable report to House bill CS504, which would extend felony penalties for distribution of controlled substances to include childcare facilities and day programs near the offense site.
The Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to favorably report House bill CS504, which would add childcare facilities and day programs to the list of locations where distribution of controlled substances is a felony.
Senator Adams, the subcommittee chair, told the committee that distribution in close proximity to a school is currently a felony punishable by up to $10,000 in fines and up to 10 years in prison, and that the bill would extend that protection to childcare and day‑program locations. The committee had no technical amendments and moved for a favorable report by voice vote.
The committee’s action clears the measure for further legislative consideration.
