Exempts entities registered with the department of health and senior services that distribute hypodermic needles or syringes from the crime of unlawful delivery of drug paraphernalia

Summary

The bill would let entities registered with the Department of Health and Senior Services that run syringe access programs distribute needles and syringes without facing the unlawful drug‑paraphernalia delivery crime. It requires those entities to register, partner with a mental‑health or substance‑use treatment provider, and stay at least 500 feet away from any school unless the school was built after the program was already operating. The measure did not pass.

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