HB 867 Summary

• Establishes "Parker's Law" creating enhanced criminal penalties for heroin and fentanyl offenses, with mandatory minimum sentences ranging from 12 years to 40 years imprisonment depending on quantity.

• For heroin or fentanyl possession with intent to transfer: less than 2 grams carries up to 12 years; 2-10 grams carries 10-30 years; 10-30 grams carries 15-40 years imprisonment.

• Imposes mandatory 20-year minimum sentence up to life imprisonment without parole for anyone whose heroin or fentanyl distribution results in death or serious bodily injury to another person.

• Adds heroin and fentanyl to trafficking and aggravated trafficking statutes, with trafficking requiring 10-40 years imprisonment and aggravated trafficking requiring 25 years to life imprisonment.

• Effective July 1, 2019; allows judges discretion to reduce mandatory sentences to no less than 25% of prescribed term if offender was not a leader, used no violence, caused no deaths, and interests of justice warrant departure.