AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
Summary
Amend KRS 218A.500 to exclude testing equipment used to determine the presence of chemicals, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds in controlled substances from the prohibition of possession of drug paraphernalia; amend KRS 218.010 to exclude fentanyl found on testing equipment from the definition of "fentanyl."
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Signed Mar 31, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 8, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Mar 31, 2023
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 166)
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
passed 96-0
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
to Health Services (S)
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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