HB2657
Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: Communicated to Governor
Chief Patron:
Josh Thomas (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses.
Provides that any person who knowingly, intentionally, and feloniously manufactures, sells, or distributes a controlled substance knowing that such controlled substance contains a detectable amount of fentanyl, including its derivatives, isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, and unintentionally causes the death of another person is guilty of involuntary ... (More) manslaughter if (i) such death results from the use of the controlled substance and (ii) such controlled substance is the proximate cause of the death. The bill provides that venue for a prosecution of this crime shall lie in the locality where the manufacturing, sale, or distribution of such controlled substance occurred, where the use of the controlled substance occurred, or where death occurred.The bill also provides that if a person gave or distributed such controlled substance only as an accommodation to another individual who is not an inmate in a community correctional facility, local correctional facility, or state correctional facility, or in the custody of an employee thereof, and not with intent to profit thereby from any consideration received or expected nor to induce the recipient of the controlled substance to use or become addicted to or dependent upon such controlled substance, he is not guilty of involuntary manslaughter but may be prosecuted pursuant to relevant law. (Less)
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Bill History
- 01/15/2025 - House: Presented and ordered printed 25104671D
- 01/15/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/2025 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2657)
- 01/25/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2657)
- 01/25/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/26/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/27/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106259D-H1
- 01/30/2025 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2657)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/01/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2657)
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House Passage (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107131D-S1
- 02/11/2025 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2657)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2657)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (46-Y 51-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Surovell, Perry, McDougle
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Thomas, Delaney, Ballard
- 02/21/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/21/2025 - House: Conference substitute printed 25107968D-H2
- 02/21/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/21/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 1-N)
- 02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N)
- 02/27/2025 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2657)
- 02/27/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2657)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2657ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2657)
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's substitute printed (HB2657H3)
- 03/31/2025 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2657)
- 04/02/2025 - House: Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Communicated to Governor
