PREVENT FENTANYL EXPOSURE
Summary
Amends the Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Act. Provides that a pharmacist may sell fentanyl test strips over-the-counter to the public to test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl analogue, or a drug adulterant within a controlled substance. Provides that a county health department may distribute fentanyl test strips at the county health department facility for no fee. Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act. Provides that "drug paraphernalia" does not include equipment, products, or materials to analyze or test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl analogue, or a drug adulterant within a controlled substance.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jul 2023
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Signed Jul 28, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 22, 2023
How they voted
111–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 116
Mar 22, 2023
D
Democratic76
93% Yea
R
Republican40
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
79
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 28, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 008-000-000
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Health Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Public Health Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 50 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sally Turner
RRepublican
P
Tony McCombie
RRepublican
Co
Amy Elik
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Chesney
RRepublican
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Hauter
RRepublican
Co
Brad Stephens
RRepublican
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Wilcox
RRepublican
Co
Dale Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Dan Caulkins
RRepublican
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