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H1955 • 2025

An Act relative to fentanyl test strips

An Act relative to fentanyl test strips

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Sponsor
Rogers, David M.
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to fentanyl test strips

An Act relative to fentanyl test strips By Representatives Rogers of Cambridge and Schwartz of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to fentanyl test strips By Representatives Rogers of Cambridge and Schwartz of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1955) of David M.
  • Rogers, Greg Schwartz and others relative to the decriminalization of fentanyl test strips.
  • The Judiciary.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-10-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-04-29 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to fentanyl test strips
By Representatives Rogers of Cambridge and Schwartz of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1955) of David M. Rogers, Greg Schwartz and others relative to the decriminalization of fentanyl test strips. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1955

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “substances”, in line 123, the following words:- ; provided, however, that said testing equipment shall not include fentanyl test strips or any testing equipment or device solely used, intended for use or designed to be used to determine whether a substance contains fentanyl or its analogues.

SECTION 2. Said chapter 94C is hereby further amended by inserting after section 19F the following section:-

Section 19G. Any person who, in good faith, provides, administers or utilizes a fentanyl test strip or any testing equipment or device solely used, intended for use or designed to be used to determine whether a substance contains fentanyl or its analogues shall not, as a result of the person’s acts or omissions, be subject to any criminal or civil liability or any professional disciplinary action; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to acts of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

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