On Wednesday, the Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow state prosecutors to charge fentanyl distributors with murder, the Texas Tribune reported.

The “Combating Fentanyl” bill, Senate Bill 645, was introduced by Republican Senator Joan Huffman, and, if passed by the state legislature, it would open the door for prosecutors to charge individuals who make, sell, or deliver fentanyl in Texas with murder.

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