The bill would amend various codes as they relate to manufacture or delivery of fentanyl and related substances. Under the provisions of the bill, fentanyl or any derivative of fentanyl would be transferred to newly created penalty group complete with criminal penalties for possession, manufacture, or delivery of with some enhanced under certain circumstances and others no longer be eligible for certain types of community supervision.
The bill may have a negative fiscal impact by increasing the amount of time individuals are incarcerated within state correctional institutions. Whether the bill would result in a significant fiscal impact is indeterminate due to the lack of information on the number of cases where the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance involved fentanyl or one of its derivatives. The Office of Court Administration indicates they do not anticipate a significant fiscal impact to the state court system.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.