Kentucky Senate Bill 59 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - to Health Services (S)
Pending: Senate Health Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 218A.500 to exclude testing equipment, including drug testing strips, used to determine the presence of fentanyl or a fentanyl-derivative from the definition of drug paraphernalia; allow local health departments to provide testing equipment, including drug testing strips, to determine the presence of fentanyl or a fentanyl derivative to participants; allow the retail sale of testing equipment, including drug testing strips, used to determine the presence of fentanyl or a fentanyl derivative; exclude testing equipment, including drug testing strips, used to determine the presence of fentanyl or a fentanyl-derivative in the inventory of a pharmacy from classification of drug paraphernalia.

AN ACT relating to drug paraphernalia.

Sen. David Yates [D]

Sen. Danny Carroll [R]

Sen. Reginald Thomas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	Senate	to Health Services (S)
2023-01-06	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2023-01-06	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb59.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb59/orig_bill.pdf