Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to the sale of nitrous oxide
Sponsored by the House State Government Committee, Rep. Megan Jones (R)
Topics:Alcohol, cannabis & gamingCrime & corrections
Same legislation: HF 2140
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 27, 2026
- Done: House committeeFebruary 11, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Businesses or retailers that sell or hold nitrous oxide could be held responsible if they know people are using it to get high. The law would assume these sellers intend to help people inhale it illegally unless they can prove otherwise.1
Read the official explanation
This bill creates a rebuttable presumption that a place of business or retailer, as defined in Code section 453A.1, that distributes or possesses with intent to distribute nitrous oxide, distributes or possesses with intent to distribute nitrous oxide with the intent to induce unlawful inhaling of nitrous oxide or with the knowledge that the other person will unlawfully inhale the nitrous oxide.
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