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Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the prohibition against a person using or possessing with intent to use drug paraphernalia to inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled dangerous substance; repealing the prohibition against a person delivering or selling, or manufacturing or possessing with intent to deliver or sell drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; repealing the prohibition against a person possessing or distributing controlled paraphernalia under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFlores, RicardoOPDOral
FAVdiamond, joannahchWritten (PDF)
FAVhardy, carlosncaddOral + Written (PDF)
FAVChristensen, TriciaIndividualPosition only
FAVHayes, DeonnaIndividualPosition only
FAVKattkuhzy, SarahIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Carter, Senator CarterlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMansfield, AndrealobbyistMD Chiefs and SheriffsWritten (PDF)
UNFkatcef, williammd state's attysOral
UNFkroll, stevemd state's attysOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and SheriffsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.