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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio Bill Establishes Penalties for Pressed Pill Fentanyl Trafficking and Mandates Fentanyl Poisoning Death Certificates
Last action · May 28, 2025: Referred to JudiciarySponsors: Kellie Deeter and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio House Bill 305 establishes specific criminal penalties for trafficking in pressed pill fentanyl and requires death certificates to indicate if a death resulted from fentanyl poisoning. The measure introduces a mandatory minimum prison term of five years for involuntary manslaughter when lethal concentrations of fentanyl are present and autopsy results are consistent with an opioid overdose.
Imposes harsher criminal penalties for drug offenses involving pressed pills containing fentanyl and alters official death certification requirements across the state.
- The Ohio Revised Code governs the state's criminal offenses, sentencing structures, and vital statistics registration. context
- House Bill 305 was introduced during the 136th General Assembly in the lower house. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Drug traffickers
Offenders engaging in trafficking of pressed pill fentanyl face specific felony penalties and mandatory prison terms.
Law enforcement agencies
Agencies involved in arrests and prosecutions may receive fine moneys to subsidize drug enforcement efforts after adopting a written internal control policy.
Community addiction services providers
Eligible providers may receive fine moneys specified in court judgments to support alcohol and drug addiction services.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- May 28, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Judiciary
- May 27, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
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Targeted Fentanyl Pill Penalties
The legislation distinguishes pressed pill fentanyl from non-pill fentanyl compounds to establish tailored penalty structures.
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www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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