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MO HB753

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2015

Primary Sponsor

Bonnaye Mims

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control and Crime Laboratory Division must create a pilot program to instantly identify synthetic cannabinoids, cathinones, and other designer drugs using field-based presumptive testing technology

  • Funding for the pilot program is subject to legislative appropriation

  • Annual reports to the General Assembly required beginning January 1, 2017, with findings and recommendations on whether the technologies can prevent synthetic drug growth statewide

  • Reports must evaluate technical capabilities and accuracy rates, potential impact on reducing state and local crime lab backlogs, and cost savings from eliminating the need to send samples to labs for presumptive testing

  • Reports must also address court acceptance of the field identification technologies and identify any newly created synthetic cannabinoids, cathinones, and designer drugs

Legislative Description

Requires the Division of Drug and Crime Control, in conjunction with the Crime Laboratory Division, to create a pilot program that uses technologies and protocols to instantly identify new synthetic drugs

Last Action

Public Hearing Completed (H)

3/30/2015

Committee Referrals

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness2/26/2015

Full Bill Text

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