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House Bill 353

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Last Action	03/14/23: returned to Health Services (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to drug paraphernalia.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Bill Request Number	1106
Sponsors	K. Moser, C. Aull, D. Grossberg, K. Herron, R. Palumbo, J. Raymond, R. Roberts
Summary of Original Version	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."
Index Headings of Original Version	Drugs and Medicines - Drug paraphernalia, drug testing equipment, toxic substances or hazardous compounds, exclusion Opioids - Drug paraphernalia, drug testing equipment, toxic substances or hazardous compounds, exclusion Crimes and Punishments - Drug paraphernalia, drug testing equipment, toxic substances or hazardous compounds, exclusion Substance Abuse - Drug paraphernalia, drug testing equipment, toxic substances or hazardous compounds, exclusion
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1
Votes	Vote History

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02/16/23	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/23/23	to Judiciary (H)
03/01/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/02/23	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 03, 2023
03/08/23	3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/09/23	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/13/23	taken from Committee on Committees (S) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (S) to Health Services (S)
03/14/23	taken from Health Services (S) 2nd reading returned to Health Services (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except delete the amendments to the definition of "fentanyl" in KRS 218A.010; further amend KRS 218A.500 to exclude testing equipment used to determine the presence of a synthetic opioid or its analogues in controlled substances from the prohibition of possession of drug paraphernalia; provide exceptions.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Drug paraphernalia, drug testing equipment, fentanyl or fentanyl analogue Drugs and Medicines - Drug paraphernalia, drug testing equipment, fentanyl or fentanyl analogue Opioids - Drug paraphernalia, drug testing equipment, fentanyl or fentanyl analogue Substance Abuse - Drug paraphernalia, drug testing equipment, fentanyl or fentanyl analogue

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