Establishes a cause of action for murder in the first degree for delivering, dispensing, or providing fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance.

This bill establishes a cause of action for murder in the first degree for individuals who unlawfully deliver, dispense, or provide fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance to another person, resulting in death. The bill specifies that the proximate cause of death must be the injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of any amount of the substance. It also clarifies that it is not a defense if the victim contributed to their own death by purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent use of the substance or by consenting to its administration.

Establishes a cause of action for murder in the first degree for delivering, dispensing, or providing fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance.

This bill establishes a cause of action for murder in the first degree for individuals who unlawfully deliver, dispense, or provide fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance to another person, resulting in death. The bill specifies that the proximate cause of death must be the injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of any amount of the substance. It also clarifies that it is not a defense if the victim contributed to their own death by purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent use of the substance or by consenting to its administration.