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Did Joe Lombardo increase penalties on fentanyl traffickers?

Matches stated record claim. He signed the 2023 law that made 28 grams of illegal fentanyl a trafficking crime; it was filed before he took office, on behalf of the attorney general.

Joseph Lombardo

Tougher fentanyl trafficking penalties

Matches stated record claim

What they say

His campaign says he increased penalties on fentanyl traffickers.

“Increased penalties on fentanyl traffickers to crack down on drug crimes”

What the record shows ·

He signed Senate Bill 35 on June 14, 2023. It made 28 grams or more of illegally made fentanyl a trafficking crime; other drug trafficking starts at 100 grams.

Limit: The bill was filed in November 2022, before he took office, on behalf of the attorney general. His part was signing it.

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  1. Delivering Results for Nevadahttps://www.joelombardofornv.com/results

    Lombardo for Governor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The campaign's list of what it says he has done as governor.

    candidate statement

    For: Did Joe Lombardo increase penalties on fentanyl traffickers?

  2. SB 35 (2023), fentanyl traffickinghttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/82nd2023/Bill/FillSelectedBillTab?selectedTab=Overview&billKey=9588

    Nevada Legislature · Published Jun 14, 2023 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Bill history and digest: prefiled November 16, 2022; approved by the Governor June 14, 2023. Sets trafficking in illegally made fentanyl at 28 grams; other schedule I and II trafficking starts at 100 grams.

    official legislative record

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