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HI HR174

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/4/2024

Primary Sponsor

Trish La Chica

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Department of Law Enforcement requested to conduct a study on whether xylazine testing strips should be excluded from Hawaii's drug paraphernalia definition
  • Study must address xylazine's role as a cutting agent in illicit drugs (often mixed with fentanyl), its presence in 48 of 50 states, and its association with one in ten fatal fentanyl overdoses
  • Study should consider that naloxone does not counteract xylazine effects and no FDA-approved reversal agent exists for xylazine in humans
  • Department must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2025 Regular Session convenes
  • Certified copy of resolution to be transmitted to the Director of Law Enforcement

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Law Enforcement To Conduct A Study To Determine If Xylazine Testing Strips Should Be Excluded From The State's Definition Of Drug Paraphernalia.

Study

Last Action

Resolution adopted in final form.

4/4/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs3/14/2024

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