CS/HB 99 Summary (2014)

• Creates separate trafficking offenses for hydrocodone and oxycodone with specific quantity thresholds and mandatory minimum sentences ranging from 3 to 25 years, plus fines up to $750,000.

• Establishes capital felony penalties for trafficking 30+ kilograms of hydrocodone or oxycodone, and capital importation felonies for bringing in 60+ kilograms with knowledge of probable death result.

• Ranks trafficking in hydrocodone and oxycodone offenses in the Criminal Punishment Code severity ranking chart (Level 9 for first-degree felonies).

• Reenacts weapon possession and murder statutes (s. 775.087 and 782.04) to incorporate the new hydrocodone and oxycodone trafficking offenses as predicate felonies for enhanced penalties and felony murder liability.

• Takes effect July 1, 2014.