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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 746: Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 746 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on November 18, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses. Primary sponsor: Ryan McDougle (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 2, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0721).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses. Provides that any person who knowingly, intentionally, and feloniously manufactures, sells, or distributes a controlled substance knowing that such controlled substance contains a detectable amount of fentanyl, including its derivatives, isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, and unintentionally causes the death of another person is guilty of involuntary manslaughter if (i) such death results from the use of the controlled substance and (ii) such controlled substance is the proximate cause of the death. The bill provides that venue for a prosecution of this crime shall lie in the locality where the manufacturing, sale, or distribution of such controlled substance occurred, where the use of the controlled substance occurred, or where death occurred.The bill also provides that if a person gave or distributed such controlled substance only as an accommodation to another individual who is not an inmate in a community correctional facility, local correctional facility, or state correctional facility, or in the custody of an employee thereof, and not with intent to profit thereby from any consideration received or expected nor to induce the recipient of the controlled substance to use or become addicted to or dependent upon such controlled substance, he is not guilty of involuntary manslaughter but is guilty of a Class 6 felony. This bill is identical to HB 2657.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan McDouglePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Christie CraigCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Bill DeStephCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Emily JordanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0721)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 721 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
  4. Communicated to Governor
  5. Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
  6. Impact statement from VCSC (SB746)
  7. Governor's substitute printed (SB746S3)
  8. Governor's substitute printed (SB746S3)
  9. Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  10. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  11. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  12. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB746)

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source