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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 875

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Relating to: excepting xylazine testing materials from the definition of drug paraphernalia and civil and criminal liability exemptions for distributing and administering xylazine testing products.

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, products and materials of any kind that are used for testing

a controlled substance or controlled substance analog are considered drug

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

drug paraphernalia. Current law excepts certain items from the definition of “drug

paraphernalia,” including any materials used or intended for use in testing for the

presence of fentanyl or a fentanyl analog in a substance. This bill excepts any

materials used or intended for use in testing for the presence of xylazine or a xylazine

analog in a substance from the definition of “drug paraphernalia.” Further, this bill

provides that any person who distributes a xylazine testing product is immune from

civil or criminal liability for the death of or injury to an individual caused by the

administration of the xylazine testing product and that any person who administers

a xylazine testing product according to manufacturer instructions provided with the

xylazine testing product is immune from civil or criminal liability for the act, except

for civil liability for negligence in the performance of the act.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , James (R) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D)

25 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Billings (D) , C. Anderson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Emerson (D) , Gundrum (R) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Kitchens (R) , Madison (D) , Mursau (R) , Myers (D) , Nedweski (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Rozar (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 2, 2024 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, 2024 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators James, Agard, L. Johnson, Pfaff, Roys, Spreitzer and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Billings, C. Anderson, Behnke, Conley, Considine, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Jacobson, Mursau, Myers, Nedweski, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Rozar, Shankland, Sinicki and Subeck

  2. Jan 5, 2024 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  3. Jan 25, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 1, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  5. Feb 1, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 1, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  7. Feb 2, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  8. Feb 2, 2024 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Feb 2, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 6, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  11. Feb 9, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  15. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 by Committee on Rules

  20. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  21. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  26. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Feb 21, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Feb 27, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Mar 21, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-21-2024

  30. Mar 27, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-26-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 217

  31. Mar 27, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-27-2024