Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses.

The charge for drug-related deaths was changed from involuntary manslaughter to felony homicide, which carries a different statutory penalty structure.

The penalty for providing drugs as an accommodation (without profit or intent to induce use) was reduced from a Class 6 felony to a Class 5 felony.

The estimated fiscal impact for state adult correctional facilities increased from $50,000 to $370,619.

The underlying felony now explicitly includes the manufacture, sale, gift, or distribution of Schedule I or II controlled substances.

Removed the specific provision that applied felony homicide charges only when the victim was a minor; the new version applies to any person who unintentionally causes death through fentanyl distribution.

Added a new section (18.2-36.3) creating involuntary manslaughter charges for knowingly distributing fentanyl that unintentionally causes death.

Changed the charge from felony homicide (second degree) to involuntary manslaughter for fentanyl-related deaths.

Updated the list of offenses protected from arrest in the overdose section to reference the new involuntary manslaughter charge instead of felony homicide.

Changed the document header from Senate Substitute to House Substitute and updated the bill number and amendment date.

Document formatting changed from plain text to structured layout with line numbers and proper spacing for official submission.

Added bill number identifier (25106259D) and session information (2025 SESSION) to the header.

Date stamp updated from 1/27/2025 to 1/29/2025, indicating the substitute version was prepared two days later.

Removed Enrolled status and approval information; changed to Substitute status indicating the bill is still under legislative review

Adjusted fiscal impact language to use blank lines instead of specific amounts for state adult correctional facilities and juvenile justice commitment costs

Refined some wording in subsection A regarding the intent to manufacture, sell, or distribute controlled substances

Changed subsection C reference from 'accommodation sale' to specific statute subsections D or E3 of § 18.2-248

Added new involuntary manslaughter charge for knowingly distributing fentanyl that causes death, regardless of when or where the death occurred

Added new subsection protecting 'accommodation sales' where drugs are shared without profit or intent to induce addiction

Added double jeopardy protection preventing prosecution for both the manslaughter charge and related drug offenses for the same incident

Amended existing overdose protection law to explicitly include involuntary manslaughter as a protected offense

Changed language from 'feloniously' to 'knowingly, intentionally, and feloniously' for the new manslaughter charge

Added bill number and approval information in enrolled version