Missouri HB824: Exempts entities registered with the department of health and senior services that distribute hypodermic needles or syringes fro

What the bill says

From the introduced text:

FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE STINNETT. 2036H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk To repeal sections 579.040 and 579.076, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof three new sections relating to distributors of hypodermic needles. SectionA. Sections579.040and579.076,RSMo,arerepealedandthreenewsections 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 registrationprocess forentitiesdesiringtooperate asyringe accessprogram 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 after the entity was in operation. 4. The department of health and senior services shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of …

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Sponsors

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

Latest actions

1. May 15, 2025: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
2. January 10, 2025: Read Second Time (H)
3. January 9, 2025: Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Common questions

What is HB824?

HB824 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Exempts entities registered with the department of health and senior services that distribute hypodermic needles or syringes fro.

What does HB824 do?

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 HB824?

In committee as of May 15, 2025. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2025).

Who sponsored HB824?

Stinnett, Melanie (R, 133).

Where is the official record for HB824?

On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB824&year=2025&code=R