Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 16, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 5551
AN ACT INCREASING PENALTIES FOR DEALING SYNTHETIC DRUGS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To amend the definition of "narcotic substance" to add fentanyl and fentanyl derivatives in order to increase penalties for dealing such substances.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
March 15 to April 16, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action9 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 15 to Apr 16 · stopped32 days
Judiciary CommitteeMar 15 to Apr 420 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 15 – Apr 4
- Mar 15Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 19Heard in Judiciary Committee
- Apr 4Judiciary Committee recommended it
All 9 actions, as published
- Mar 15REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 19PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Apr 4Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 9REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 16FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16FILE NO.Both houses