Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB87: Drug Trafficking Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2025
This bill addresses the trafficking of certain controlled substances.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Drug Trafficking Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Matthew H. Gwynn Senate Sponsor: Brady Brammer LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses the trafficking of certain controlled substances. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - creates a criminal offense of trafficking of fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance; and - makes conforming and technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 58-37-8 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 105 ENACTS: 58-37-8.1 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 58-37-8 is amended to read: 58-37-8. Prohibited acts -- Penalties. (1) Prohibited acts A -- Penalties and reporting: (a) Except as authorized by this chapter, and under circumstances not amounting to an offense described in Section 58-37-8.1 , trafficking of fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance, it is unlawful for a person to knowingly and intentionally: (i) produce, manufacture, or dispense, or to possess with intent to produce, manufacture, or dispense, a controlled or counterfeit substance; (ii) distribute a controlled or counterfeit substance, or to agree, consent, offer, or arrange to distribute a controlled or counterfeit substance; (iii) possess a controlled or counterfeit substance with intent to distribute; or (iv) engage in a continuing criminal enterprise where: (A) …
Sponsors
- Gwynn, Matthew H. (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Brady Brammer (R, 21)
- Nelson Abbott (R, 57)
- Cheryl Acton (R, 38)
- Carl Albrecht (R, 70)
- Tiara Auxier (R, 4)
- Ballard, Melissa G. (R, 20)
- Barlow, Stewart E. (R, 17)
- Bennion, Gay (D)
- Bolinder, Bridger (R, 29)
- Brooks, Walt (R, 75)
- Burton, Jefferson S. (R, 64)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (March 4, 2025): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 4, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (March 4, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 21, 2025): 73 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 7, 2025): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (January 29, 2025): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Courts, Judicial Operations, Probation, Sentencing, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Controlled Substances, Punishment
Common questions
- What is HB87?
- HB87 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Drug Trafficking Amendments.
- What does HB87 do?
- This bill addresses the trafficking of certain controlled substances.
- What is the status of HB87?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB87?
- Gwynn, Matthew H. (R, 6), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB87?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0087.html
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