Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 2880
Exempts from drug paraphernalia prohibitions pipes, fentanyl test strips and other harm reduction items.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Exempts from drug paraphernalia prohibitions pipes, fentanyl test strips and other harm reduction items. Expands affirmative defense to crime of unlawful possession of a controlled substance to include any person acting in capacity of employee or volunteer of harm reduction intervention program. Repeals prohibition on providing hypodermic devices to minors. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsors
2 co-sponsors
In the Senate
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
Its course
January 9 to June 25, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 9 to Jun 25 · stopped167 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 167 days
Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 16 to Jun 25 · stopped160 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 9 – Jun 25
- Jan 9Introduced
- Jan 16Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 16Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
- Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives