HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1189        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3313

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tami L. Gouveia and Joanne M. Comerford

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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 allowing narcotics testing products.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

1/16/2019

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

1/16/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/16/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/24/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/30/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/31/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/31/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1189        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3313

By Representative Gouveia of Acton and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3313) of Tami L. Gouveia, Joanne M. Comerford and others relative to allowing narcotics testing products.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act allowing narcotics testing products.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1: Chapter 94C of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 34A the following section:-

Section 34B. (a) Any person may provide, administer, or utilize a narcotics testing product to assist another person in determining whether a narcotic or substance contains chemicals, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds. Narcotics testing products shall include, but not be limited to, fentanyl test strips.

(b) A person who provides, administers, or utilizes a narcotics testing product to assist another person shall not be subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution as a result of providing, administering, or utilizing the narcotics testing product to assist another person.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.