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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3071 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2046
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Richard G. Wells, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to pill press machines.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Richard G. Wells, Jr.7th Norfolk1/16/2025Steven J. Ouellette8th Bristol1/23/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3071 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
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By Representative Wells of Milton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2046) of
Richard G. Wells, Jr. and Steven J. Ouellette relative to pill press machines. The Judiciary.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to pill press machines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 32G of Chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following new subsection:
3 (1)It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, purchase, deliver, sell, or possess
4with intent to sell or deliver a tableting machine, an encapsulating machine, drug molds, or
5controlled substance counterfeiting materials knowing, intending, or having reasonable cause to
6believe that it will be used to manufacture a controlled substance or counterfeit controlled
7substance. Any person who violates this subsection, or violates any regulation adopted by the
8Board of Registration in Pharmacy relative to the use or licensing of such equipment, shall be
9guilty of a felony punishable by a sentence of not less than 1 year and not more than 5 years in
10the state prison or county house of correction or by a fine of up to $25,000, or both such fine and
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12 (2)The Board of Registration in Pharmacy shall adopt rules and regulations for
13standards of compliance for the use of and licensing of pill press machines for the legal use of
14the any of the said devices in this section.
15 (3)The Board of Registration in Pharmacy may require registration of pill presses or
16similar equipment to be promulgated by the Board.