THE BILL ITSELF
CS/HB 477
Drug Paraphernalia
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An act relating to drug paraphernalia; amending s.
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893.145, F.S.; revising the definition of "drug
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paraphernalia" to exclude certain narcotic-drug-
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testing products; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 893.145, Florida
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Statutes, is amended to read:
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893.145 "Drug paraphernalia" defined.—The term "drug
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paraphernalia" means all equipment, products, and materials of
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any kind which are used, intended for use, or designed for use
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in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting,
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manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing,
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preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing,
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containing, concealing, transporting, injecting, ingesting,
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inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body a
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controlled substance in violation of this chapter or s. 877.111.
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Drug paraphernalia is deemed to be contraband which shall be
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subject to civil forfeiture. The term includes, but is not
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limited to:
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(4) Testing equipment used, intended for use, or designed
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for use in identifying, or in analyzing the strength,
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effectiveness, or purity of, controlled substances, excluding
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narcotic-drug-testing products that are used solely to determine
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whether a controlled substance contains fentanyl as described in
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s. 893.03(2)(b)9., dangerous fentanyl or fentanyl analogues as
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or any other controlled substance specified in s.
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893.135(1)(c)4.a., or xylazine as described in s.
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893.03(1)(c)37. This exclusion does not apply to a narcotic-
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drug-testing product that can measure or determine the quantity,
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weight, or potency of a controlled substance.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.