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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 499

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: the use, possession, manufacture, distribution, and advertisement of a masking agent and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

Alcohol and other drug abuse Drugs — Criminal acts and law enforcement

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill criminalizes the use, possession, manufacture, distribution, and

advertisement of any substance or device that is intended to defraud, circumvent,

interfere with, or provide a substitute for a bodily fluid in conjunction with a lawfully

administered drug test (masking agent).

Under the bill, a person who uses or possesses with the intent to use a masking

agent is subject to a fine up to $500, imprisonment for 30 days, or both. A person who

delivers or manufactures with the intent to deliver a masking agent is subject to a

fine up to $1,000, imprisonment for up to 90 days, or both. A person who advertises

a masking agent for sale may be fined up to $500, imprisoned for up to 30 days, or

both.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Wanggaard (R)

22 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Considine (D) , Czaja (R) , Duchow (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jorgensen (D) , Kleefisch (R) , Kremer (R) , Kulp (R) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Petryk (R) , Quinn (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Swearingen (R) , T. Larson (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 5, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 5, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cowles, Moulton, Olsen, Wanggaard and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Novak, Quinn, Petryk, Swearingen, Schraa, Horlacher, Kremer, Czaja, Spiros, Kleefisch, Steffen, Rohrkaste, Ripp, Skowronski, T. Larson, Duchow, A. Ott, Sanfelippo, Kulp, Jorgensen and Considine

  2. Jan 5, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Jan 14, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 1, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 3, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 4, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 5, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Feb 5, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Feb 10, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1