Bill Sponsors: IN SB0011 | 2019 | Regular Session
Bill Title: Needle exchange program participation. Requires a qualified entity to establish and maintain a syringe exchange program registry. Provides a defense to prosecution of certain offenses related to controlled substances if: (1) a person is currently registered under a syringe exchange program; (2) the person obtained the hypodermic syringe or needle under a syringe exchange program; and (3) there is no more than a residual amount of a controlled substance located in the hypodermic syringe or needle.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-03 - Senator Merritt added as second author [SB0011 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-03 - Senator Merritt added as second author [SB0011 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Senator Mike Bohacek [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-008 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator James Merritt [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-031 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |