SB997 • 2026

Modifies the offense of murder in the second degree to include when a person delivered or distributes fentanyl to another person where death results from such use

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Gregory (15), David; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-02-11
Official status: Hearing Cancelled S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Effective date: 2026-08-28

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Modifies the offense of murder in the second degree to include when a person delivered or distributes fentanyl to another person where death results from such use

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 997 - This act provides that the offense of murder in the second degree shall includes when a person delivers or distributes fentanyl or any analogue thereof to another person where death results from the use of fentanyl or an analogue thereof.

What This Bill Does

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 997 - This act provides that the offense of murder in the second degree shall includes when a person delivers or distributes fentanyl or any analogue thereof to another person where death results from the use of fentanyl or an analogue thereof.
TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

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Bill History

2026-02-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Hearing Cancelled S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
2026-01-08 S129
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
2026-01-07 S50
S First Read
2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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Introduced

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SB 997 - This act provides that the offense of murder in the second degree shall includes when a person delivers or distributes fentanyl or any analogue thereof to another person where death results from the use of fentanyl or an analogue thereof.
TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 997
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR GREGORY (15).
5486S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 565.021, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the
offense of murder in the second degree, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 565.021, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 565.021, 2
to read as follows:3
565.021. 1. A person commits the offense of murder in 1
the second degree if he or she: 2
(1) Knowingly causes the death of another person or, 3
with the purpose of causing serious physical injury to 4
another person, causes the death of another person; [or] 5
(2) Commits or attempts to commit any felony, and, in 6
the perpetration or the attempted perpetration of such 7
felony or in the flight from the perpetration or attempted 8
perpetration of such felony, another person is killed as a 9
result of the perpetration or attempted perpetration of such 10
felony or immediate flight from the perpetration of such 11
felony or attempted perpetration of such felony; or 12
(3) Delivers or distributes fentanyl or any analogue 13
thereof to another person and where the death of such person 14
results from the use of the fentanyl or analogue thereof. 15
2. The offense of murder in the second degree is a 16
class A felony, and the punishment for second degree murder 17
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shall be in addition to the punishment for commission of a 18
related felony or attempted felony, other than murder or 19
manslaughter. 20
3. Notwithstanding section 556.046 and section 21
565.029, in any charge of murder in the second degree, the 22
jury shall be instructed on, or, in a jury-waived trial, the 23
judge shall consider, any and all of the subdivisions in 24
subsection 1 of this section which are supported by the 25
evidence and requested by one of the parties or the court. 26
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