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WA HB1331
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sam Low
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AI Summary
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Adds unlawful delivery of controlled substances resulting in the user's death as a new basis for first-degree manslaughter charges under RCW 9A.32.060
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Applies to deliveries violating RCW 69.50.401(2)(a), (b), or (c), which cover manufacture or delivery of Schedule I and II narcotics and other controlled substances
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Elevates the offense to a class A felony, the most serious felony classification in Washington state
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Repeals the existing standalone "controlled substances homicide" statute (RCW 69.50.415), consolidating drug-related deaths under the manslaughter statute
Legislative Description
Increasing public safety by elevating the penalty for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance resulting in death.
Last Action
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
1/12/2026