Ayotte's Minimum Mandatory Drug Bill Dies in Senate
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Ayotte's minimum mandatory drug bill dies in Senate
In a surprising development, Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s priority bill to impose mandatory prison terms for fentanyl dealers or those causing someone else’s death died in the state Senate after the bill barely survived in the House of Representatives hours earlier…

Bill to enhance charges for drug dealing near recovery homes clears Pa. Senate
HARRISBURG — A bill proposing to raise the criminal penalty for dealing drugs near recovery houses passed through the Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday.
Senate Passes Langerholc Bill to Address Drug Activity Near Recovery Houses - Senator Langerholc
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) to strengthen protections for individuals in recovery has passed the Senate. Senate Bill 635 directs the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing to establish a sentencing enhancement for certain drug-related offenses committed within 1,000 feet of a drug and alcohol recovery house. “These recovery houses are meant to offer a lifeline to Pennsylvanians fighting to overcome addi…
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