Bill Text: IA HF545 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to drug paraphernalia.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-02 - Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 476. [HF545 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF545-Introduced.html
House
File
545
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
545
BY
ZABNER
and
SRINIVAS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
drug
paraphernalia.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
124.414,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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b.
“Drug
paraphernalia”
does
not
include
hypodermic
any
of
3
the
following:
4
(1)
Hypodermic
needles
or
syringes
if
manufactured,
5
delivered,
sold,
or
possessed
for
a
lawful
purpose.
6
(2)
Equipment,
products,
or
materials
used
to
analyze
or
7
test
for
the
presence
of
fentanyl,
a
fentanyl
analog,
or
a
drug
8
adulterant
within
a
controlled
substance.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
relates
to
drug
paraphernalia.
13
Under
current
law,
a
person
who
knowingly
or
intentionally
14
manufactures,
delivers,
sells,
or
possesses
drug
paraphernalia
15
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor.
Hypodermic
needles
or
syringes
16
manufactured,
delivered,
sold,
or
possessed
for
a
lawful
17
purpose
are
exempt
from
the
definition
of
“drug
paraphernalia”.
18
The
bill
also
exempts
equipment,
products,
or
materials
used
19
to
analyze
or
test
for
the
presence
of
fentanyl,
a
fentanyl
20
analog,
or
a
drug
adulterant
within
a
controlled
substance
from
21
the
definition
of
“drug
paraphernalia”.
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