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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 754 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1057
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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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 fentanyl test strips.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Cynthia Stone CreemNorfolk and Middlesex 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 754 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1057
By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1057) of Cynthia Stone Creem for
legislation relative to fentanyl test strips. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 926 OF 2023-2024.]
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 fentanyl test strips.
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 1. Section 1 of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “substances”, in line 123, the
3following words:- ; provided, however, that said testing equipment shall not include fentanyl test
4strips or any testing equipment or device solely used, intended for use or designed to be used to
5determine whether a substance contains fentanyl or its analogues.
6 SECTION 2. Said chapter 94C is hereby further amended by inserting after section 19F
7the following section:-
8 Section 19G. Any person who, in good faith, provides, administers or utilizes a fentanyl
9test strip or any testing equipment or device solely used, intended for use or designed to be used
10to determine whether a substance contains fentanyl or its analogues shall not, as a result of the 2 of 2
11person’s acts or omissions, be subject to any criminal or civil liability or any professional
12disciplinary action; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to acts of gross
13negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.