Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H2013: An Act relative to drug induced homicide
Status: Failed, March 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Any person while in the course of trafficking or unlawfully distributing a Class A controlled substance, as defined in Section 31 of Chapter 94C, who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, distributes, dispenses, delivers, or provides any amount of a Class A controlled substance or counterfeit substance which results in death shall be punished for a term up to life in prison. SECTION 2. Any person who, in good faith, without malice and in the absence of evidence of an intent to defraud seeks medical assistance for someone experiencing a Class A controlled substance overdose as defined in Section 34A of Chapter 94C shall not be charged or prosecuted for a violation of Section 1. SECTION 3. (A) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there is hereby established a permanent commission to oversee the effectiveness of drug induced homicide laws and review every drug induced homicide conviction in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The commission shall investigate and collect data to ensure there is no prejudice in charging or sentencing individuals who violate drug induced homicide laws, that prosecutors are providing treatment first options for individuals suffering from substance use disorder, and that sentencing is based on the judge’s discretion on a case-by-case basis and that there is no minimum mandatory sentence for drug induced homicide. (B) The …
Sponsors
- Jeffrey Turco (D, 19th Suffolk) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
- : New draft substituted, see H4671
- : Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
- : Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2
- : Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
- : Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
Common questions
- What is H2013?
- H2013 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to drug induced homicide.
- What is the status of H2013?
- Failed as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27) (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored H2013?
- Jeffrey Turco (D, 19th Suffolk).
- Where is the official record for H2013?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2013
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