Amendment H-8023 to HF 2216
Relating to restitution for the torture, injury, or killing of a police service dog, and modifying penalties
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Filed February 23, 2026 in the House by
In plain words
AI summary This amendment adds new items to the list of things that are not considered drug paraphernalia, such as fentanyl and xylazine test strips and certain drug-checking equipment. It also updates the bill's title to include these changes regarding drug paraphernalia.1
What it changes
- Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: “Section
- Section 124.414, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: b. “Drug paraphernalia” does not include hypodermic any of the following: (1) Hypodermic needles or syringes if manufactured, delivered, sold, or possessed for a lawful purpose. (2) Fentanyl test strips, xylazine test strips, or other materials used or intended for use in testing for the presence of fentanyl, xylazine, or a fentanyl or xylazine analog in a substance. (3) Other drug-checking equipment used to inform individuals of whether a substance has been adulterated by the presence of a synthetic opioid, another controlled substance, or undisclosed chemical compound or contaminant. (4) Materials used by agents of organizations that provide harm reduction services authorized by the state, a county, a municipality, or a public health department in the processing. preparing, packaging, repackaging, storing, or containing of a nominal amount of a controlled substance for the purpose of confirmatory testing. (5) Drug-checking equipment used, purchased, transported, or distributed by agents of organizations that provide harm reduction services authorized by the state, a county, a municipality, or a public health department.”
- Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and inserting “An Act relating to criminal offenses, including exclusions to the definition of drug paraphernalia and restitution for the torture, injury, or killing of a police service dog, and modifying penalties.”