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HB3956 • 2025
Requires a syringe service program to register with the local public health authority responsible for the jurisdiction in which the syringe service program operates.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.
In committee upon adjournment.
Referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Digest: The Act says that a syringe service program has to register with the local public health authority. The Act also says that an LPHA may not let a methadone clinic be close to a school. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.6). Requires a syringe service program to register with the local public health authority responsible for the jurisdiction in which the syringe service program operates. Defines "syringe service program." Removes the ability of a county or local public health authority to waive siting restrictions for methadone clinics. Relating to: Relating to public health. Current location: In House Committee