Missouri HB2602: 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

What the bill says

From the introduced text:

SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2602 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE STINNETT. 4213H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal sections 579.040 and 579.076, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof three new sections relating to distributors of hypodermic needles. Section A. Sections 579.040 and 579.076, RSMo, are repealed and three new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 191.1011, 579.040, and 579.076, to read as follows: 191.1011. 1. The department of health and senior services shall establish a registration process for entities desiring to operate a syringe access program intended to mitigate the health risks associated with unsterile injection drug use whereby any entity that would like to operate such a program shall be allowed to do so if it meets requirements set by the department of health and senior services. 2. The department of health and senior services shall require, as a condition for registration under subsection 1 of this section, that the entity seeking registration has a collaborative agreement with an organization that provides access to mental health and substance use treatment options. 3. No entity registered with the department of health and senior services under subsection 1 of this section shall be present within five hundred feet of any school building unless the school building was constructed or established as a school …

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Sponsors

• Stinnett, Melanie (R, 133) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
2. January 8, 2026: Read Second Time (H)
3. January 7, 2026: Read First Time (H)
4. December 30, 2025: Prefiled (H)

Common questions

What is HB2602?

HB2602 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): 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.

What is the status of HB2602?

In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2602?

Stinnett, Melanie (R, 133).

Where is the official record for HB2602?

On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB2602&year=2026&code=R