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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1933 By: Sterling
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to nitrous oxide; providing
definition; prohibiting the sale of nitrous oxide to
persons under twenty -one; requiring proof of legal
age; providing for enforcement; providing penalty;
providing for imprisonment; providing exceptions;
providing for noncodification; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Maddix Bias
Act".
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 465.22 of Title 63, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
As used in this section:
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A. "Nitrous oxide" means any of the following substances: N2 O,
dinitrogen monoxide, dinitrogen oxide, nitrogen oxide, or laughing
gas.
B. 1. This act prohibits any person to inhale, ingest, or
possess with intent to breathe, inhale, or drink any c ompound,
liquid, or chemical containing nitrous oxide, or any similar
substance for the purpose of inducing a condition of intoxication or
which distorts or disturbs the auditory, visual, or mental
processes; and
2. It is unlawful for any person to inhale , ingest, possess,
buy, sell, or otherwise transfer any chemical substance defined in
subsection A for the purpose of inducing or aiding any other person
to violate the provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection .
C. On and after the effective date of th is act, violation of
subsection B is a misdemeanor with imprisonment up to ninety (90)
days or a fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both. The
court may require any person to participate in an approved drug
rehabilitation program as a condition of probation.
D. Any person who knowingly distributes, sells, purchases,
transfers, or possesses more than sixteen (16) grams of nitrous
oxide commits a misdemeanor with imprisonment up to ninety (90) days
or a fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both. Knowingly
distributing, selling, purchasing, transferring, or possessing more
than sixteen (16) grams of nitrous oxide shall be known as unlawful
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distribution of nitrous oxide. For purposes of this subsection, in
addition to proving by any other means that nitrous oxide was
knowingly possessed, distributed, sold, purchased, or transferred,
proof that any person discharged, or aided another in discharging
nitrous oxide to inflate a balloon or any other object suitable for
subsequent inhalation crea tes an inference of the person 's knowledge
that the nitrous oxide 's use was for an unlawful purpose.
E. Additionally, any person twenty-one (21) years of age or
older who sells or offers to sell drug paraphernalia to a person
less than eighteen (18) years of age is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for up to one (1) year or a fine of up to
Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ( $7,500.00), or both. These
provisions would only apply to the selling or offering of an object
specifically designed for inhaling nitrous oxide for recreational
purposes.
F. Pursuant to this act, the court shall order the suspension
of the business license, for a period of up to one (1) year of a
person who knowingly violates this subsection after having been
previously convicted of a violation of this subsection, unless the
owner of the business license can demonstrate a good faith attempt
to prevent illegal sales or deliveries by the owner 's employees.
G. This act shall not apply to any person who administers
nitrous oxide for the purpose of providing medical or dental care,
if administered by a medical or dental practitioner licensed by this
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state or at the direction or under the supervision of a practitioner
licensed by this state.
H. This act does not apply to the sale of nitrous oxide
contained in food products for use as a propellant.
I. This act does not apply to the sale, use , or possession of
nitrous oxide containing sulfur dioxide used for automotive
purposes.
J. This act does not apply to the sale, use , or possession of
nitrous oxide used in manufacturing or use in an industrial
application.
K. This act does not apply to nitrous oxide cartridges or
whipped cream "chargers" purchased exclusively from commercial
restaurant supply companies or vendors exclu sively to commercial
restaurants or bakery businesses that use nitrous oxide cartridges
for the sole purpose of producing whip ped cream or other culinary
uses.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
60-1-13229 TJ 03/06/25