| 1 | 1 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2458 |
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| 2 | 2 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 4 | 4 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 5 | 5 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 6 | 6 | | _______________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE, October 10, 2023. |
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| 8 | 8 | | The committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by |
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| 9 | 9 | | bill, Senate, No. 926) of Cynthia Stone Creem for legislation relative to fentanyl test strips; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1736) of David M. Rogers, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and David |
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| 11 | 11 | | Henry Argosky LeBoeuf relative to fentanyl test strips, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, |
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| 12 | 12 | | No. 2458). |
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| 13 | 13 | | For the committee, |
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| 14 | 14 | | James B. Eldridge 1 of 2 |
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| 15 | 15 | | FILED ON: 10/5/2023 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2458 |
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| 17 | 17 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 19 | 19 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | An Act relative to fentanyl test strips. |
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| 23 | 23 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 24 | 24 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 25 | 25 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 188, at the end of the definition of "drug |
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| 27 | 27 | | 3paraphernalia" the following sentence:- |
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| 28 | 28 | | 4 The term “drug paraphernalia” shall not include fentanyl test strips or any testing |
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| 29 | 29 | | 5equipment or devices solely used, intended for use, or designed to be used to determine whether |
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| 30 | 30 | | 6a substance contains fentanyl or its analogues. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 7 SECTION 2. Said chapter 94C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting |
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| 32 | 32 | | 8after section 19E the following section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 9 Section 19F. Any person who, in good faith provides, administers or utilizes fentanyl test |
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| 34 | 34 | | 10strips or any testing equipment or devices solely used, intended for use, or designed to be used to |
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| 35 | 35 | | 11determine whether a substance contains fentanyl or its analogues shall not, as a result of the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 12person’s acts or omissions, be subject to any criminal or civil liability or any professional 2 of 2 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 13disciplinary action; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to acts of gross |
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| 38 | 38 | | 14negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. |
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