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AL SB168

Bill

Status

Passed

3/10/2022

Primary Sponsor

Jim McClendon

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2022

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 13A-12-260 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to create an exemption for testing equipment designed to detect the presence of fentanyl or synthetic fentanyl analogues from drug paraphernalia laws.

  • Allows persons to possess, deliver, or sell fentanyl testing equipment without violating drug paraphernalia statutes, notwithstanding other prohibitions on drug paraphernalia delivery and sale.

  • Maintains all existing criminal penalties for drug paraphernalia use, possession, manufacturing, and distribution related to other controlled substances.

  • Effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, or upon otherwise becoming law.

Legislative Description

Controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, exception for items used to test for the presence of fentanyl drugs, Sec. 13A-12-260 am'd.

Drugs

Last Action

Assigned Act No. 2022-154.

3/10/2022

Committee Referrals

Public Safety and Homeland Security2/10/2022
Healthcare2/2/2022

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