SB 23-109

  • Colorado Senate Bill
  • 2023 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Mar 27, 2023
  • Passed Senate Mar 22, 2023
  • House
  • Governor

Criminal Penalty Controlled Substance Supplier

Abstract

The bill makes it a level 1 drug felony if a person sells, dispenses, distributes, or otherwise transfers any quantity of a controlled substance or any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any amount of a schedule I or II controlled substance and the sale, dispensing, distribution, or transfer is the proximate cause of the death of another person who used or consumed the controlled substance material, compound, mixture, or preparation. It is not a violation if the violation involves distribution or transfer of the controlled substance if the distribution or transfer is done without remuneration and is for the purpose of consuming all of the controlled substance with another person or persons at a time substantially contemporaneous with the transfer and the distribution or transfer involves not more than 4 grams of a schedule I or II controlled substance; not more than 2 grams of methamphetamine, heroin, ketamine, or cathinones; or not more than one gram of fentanyl, carfentanil, benzimidazole opiate, or an analog thereof. For a violation of unlawful distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, or sale of the material, compound, mixture, or preparation that weighs more than 225 grams and contains a schedule I or schedule II controlled substance; more than 112 grams and contains methamphetamine, heroin, ketamine, or cathinones; more than50 milligrams and contains flunitrazepam; or more than 50 grams and contains fentanyl, cargentanil, benzimidazole opiate, or an analog thereof that is not a level 1 drug felony, the bill requires, if the court sentences the defendant to incarceration, a mandatory minimum sentence of at least midpoint but no more than the maximum of the sentencing range. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Mar 22, 2023

Mar 21, 2023

Actions


May 05, 2023

House

House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely

Judiciary

Mar 27, 2023

House

Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

  • Introduction
Judiciary

Mar 22, 2023

Senate

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

Mar 21, 2023

Senate

Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

Mar 20, 2023

Senate

Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily with Amendments - Committee

Mar 16, 2023

Senate

Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

Mar 14, 2023

Senate

Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/16/2023 - No Amendments

Mar 06, 2023

Senate

Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Senate Committee of the Whole Judiciary

Jan 31, 2023

Senate

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

  • Introduction
Judiciary

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Reengrossed (03/22/2023) PDF
Engrossed (03/21/2023) PDF
Introduced (01/31/2023) PDF
PA1 (03/10/2023) PDF
Committee Amendment PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note FN1 (02/07/2023) PDF
Fiscal Note FN2 (03/27/2023) PDF
Fiscal Note FN3 (05/16/2023) PDF

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