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Introduced
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
In Committee
03/04/2026
03/04/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Appropriates $600,000 to the Department of Human Services to supply free fentanyl testing strips to public institutions of higher education. Effective July 1, 2026.
AI Summary
This bill appropriates $600,000 from the state's General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services, which is a state agency responsible for social services, to purchase and distribute free fentanyl testing strips to public colleges and universities. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that has contributed to a significant increase in overdose deaths, and these testing strips are a harm reduction tool that can help individuals identify if fentanyl is present in drugs, thereby potentially preventing accidental overdoses. The funding for this initiative will become available and the law will take effect on July 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee (on 03/04/2026)
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