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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 619

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips. (FE)

Drugs — Criminal acts and law enforcement Drunken driving

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill decriminalizes the use of fentanyl testing strips to test a substance for

the presence of fentanyl. Under current law, fentanyl testing strips are considered

drug paraphernalia, and it is a felony for any person to use or possess with intent to

use drug paraphernalia. The bill excepts fentanyl testing strips from the definition

of “drug paraphernalia.”

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , B. Meyers (D) , Baldeh (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Cabrera (D) , Callahan (R) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Dittrich (R) , Drake (D) , Duchow (R) , Emerson (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Horlacher (R) , James (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Magnafici (R) , Milroy (D) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Plumer (R) , Schraa (R) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Summerfield (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Zimmerman (R)

8 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Andraca (D) , Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Ringhand (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Jan 20, 2022 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. Oct 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives James, Zimmerman, Ortiz-Velez, Krug, Armstrong, Moses, Cabral-Guevara, Emerson, Milroy, Tittl, Magnafici, Baldeh, Spiros, Plumer, Snodgrass, Dittrich, Summerfield, Drake, Sinicki, Callahan, Billings, Hesselbein, Conley, Subeck, Stubbs, Spreitzer, Considine, Shelton, B. Meyers, Duchow, Allen, Tusler, Mursau, Schraa, Bowen, Horlacher, Knodl and Cabrera; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, L. Taylor, Larson, Carpenter, Ringhand, Agard and Cowles

  2. Oct 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Oct 20, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Nov 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Nov 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  8. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  9. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 by Committee on Rules

  11. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  12. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1